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Solveig Fostvedt 1904 - 1996

Solveig Fostvedt of Ridgefield Park, Bergen County, NJ was born on December 29, 1904, and died at age 91 years old on May 7, 1996.
Solveig Fostvedt
Ridgefield Park, Bergen County, NJ 07660
December 29, 1904
May 7, 1996
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  • 12/29
    1904

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    December 29, 1904
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  • 05/7
    1996

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    May 7, 1996
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    Solveig Fostvedt lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1904, in the year that Solveig Fostvedt was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1924, at the age of 20 years old, Solveig was alive when on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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