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Rosanna Wagstaff 1915 - 1980

Rosanna Wagstaff (1915 - 1980)
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Rosanna Wagstaff
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September 19, 1915
Death
October 1980
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Rosanna Wagstaff was born on September 19, 1915, and died at age 65 years old in October 1980. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rosanna Wagstaff.

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Rosanna Wagstaff passed away at age 65 years old in October 1980. Rosanna Wagstaff was born on September 19, 1915. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rosanna Wagstaff.

Average Age & Life Expectancy

Rosanna Wagstaff lived 3 years shorter than the average Wagstaff family member when she died at the age of 65.
The average age of a Wagstaff family member is 68.
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1915 - 1980 World Events

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In 1915, in the year that Rosanna Wagstaff was born, in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.

In 1921, by the time she was merely 6 years old, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..

In 1952, by the time she was 37 years old, on February 6th, George VI of England died from a coronary thrombosis and complications due to lung cancer. His eldest daughter, age 25, immediately ascended the throne as Elizabeth II and her coronation was on June 2 1953.

In 1963, at the age of 48 years old, Rosanna was alive when on November 22nd, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States when President John Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was sworn in on the plane carrying Kennedy's body back to Washington D.C.

In 1980, in the year of Rosanna Wagstaff's passing, on April 24th, a rescue attempt was begun in the Iranian Hostage Crisis. The attempt failed and 8 US servicemen were killed. Eight helicopters had been sent for the mission, but only 5 arrived in operating condition., Since the military had advised that the mission be aborted if there were fewer than 6 helicopters, President Carter stopped it. Upon leaving, a helicopter collided with a transport plane and the men were killed.

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