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Robert Thorp 1899 - 1987

Robert Thorp of New York, New York County, NY was born on December 1, 1899, and died at age 87 years old in May 1987.
Robert Thorp
New York, New York County, NY 10010
December 1, 1899
May 1987
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    1899

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    December 1, 1899
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  • 05/dd
    1987

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    May 1987
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    Robert Thorp lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1899, in the year that Robert Thorp was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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In 1910, he was only 11 years old when Halley's comet, which returns past the earth every 75 - 76 years was observed photographically for the first time. Two fortuitous events occurred - photography had been invented since the last time the comet had passed and the comet was relatively close. There was panic because one astronomer claimed that the gas from its tail "would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet." People bought gas masks, "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas".
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