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Ruth Ridgeway 1897 - 1977

Ruth Ridgeway of Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA was born on September 27, 1897, and died at age 79 years old in May 1977.
Ruth Ridgeway
Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA 18504
September 27, 1897
May 1977
Female
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    1897

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    September 27, 1897
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    1977

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    May 1977
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    Ruth Ridgeway lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1897, in the year that Ruth Ridgeway was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1926, Ruth was 29 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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