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Ruth K Backus 1918 - 2008

Ruth K Backus of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS was born on August 31, 1918, and died at age 89 years old on May 1, 2008.
Ruth K Backus
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS 66102
August 31, 1918
May 1, 2008
Female
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    1918

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    August 31, 1918
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  • 05/1
    2008

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    May 1, 2008
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    Ruth K Backus lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1918, in the year that Ruth K Backus was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1926, she was just 8 years old when on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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