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Rosa Hearst 1910 - 1970

Rosa Hearst (1910 - 1970)
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Rosa Hearst
Last Known Residence
New York, New York County, New York 10033
Born
October 23, 1910
Death
July 1970
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Rosa Hearst of New York, New York County, New York was born on October 23, 1910, and died at age 59 years old in July 1970.

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New York, New York County, New York 10033
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October 23, 1910
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Rosa Hearst passed away at age 59 years old in July 1970. Rosa Hearst of New York, New York County, New York was born on October 23, 1910.

Average Age & Life Expectancy

Rosa Hearst lived 14 years shorter than the average Hearst family member when she died at the age of 59.
The average age of a Hearst family member is 73.
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1910 - 1970 World Events

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In 1910, in the year that Rosa Hearst was born, Thomas Edison introduced his kinetophone, which he hoped would make "talkies" a reality. But the sound wasn't synchronized to the pictures and only 45 Kinetophones were made.

In 1925, by the time she was only 15 years old, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".

In 1957, by the time she was 47 years old, on October 4th, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first man made earth-orbiting satellite - and triggered the Space Race. Sputnik I was only 23 inches in diameter and had no tracking equipment, only 4 antennas, but it had a big impact.

In 1962, when she was 52 years old, on August 5th, actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe died in Brentwood California. She was ruled to have died from suicide due to a drug overdose. There has been controversy regarding the circumstances ever since, due to her relationships with Jack and Bobby Kennedy.

In 1970, in the year of Rosa Hearst's passing, on May 1st, US troops invaded Cambodia, expanding the Vietnam War. The invasion of Cambodia was a Nixon policy, although it was argued against by both his Secretary of State and his Secretary of Defense.

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