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Tilly R Hammel 1895 - 1988

Tilly R Hammel (1895 - 1988)
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Tilly R Hammel
Last Known Residence
Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts 01907
Born
February 23, 1895
Death
April 20, 1988
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Tilly R Hammel of Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts was born on February 23, 1895, and died at age 93 years old on April 20, 1988.

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Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts 01907
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Tilly Hammel passed away at age 93 years old on April 20, 1988. Tilly R Hammel of Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts was born on February 23, 1895.

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Tilly R Hammel lived 19 years longer than the average Hammel family member when she died at the age of 93.
The average age of a Hammel family member is 74.
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1895 - 1988 World Events

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In 1895, in the year that Tilly R Hammel was born, on March 15th, in County Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Cleary killed his wife of 8 years, Bridget, and burned her body. His defense was that his "wife" was a changeling that was left in his real wife's place when she was abducted by fairies. He was nonetheless convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter. He spent 15 years in prison.

In 1900, Tilly was merely 5 years old when a massive hurricane, known as the Great Galveston hurricane, hit Galveston Texas. Winds hit up to 145 miles an hour (category 4) and it remains the single most deadly event in U.S. history. Between 6,000 and 12,000 died (most estimates are around 8,000 dead). The population of Galveston at the time was about 36,000 people in 1900.

In 1924, Tilly was 29 years old when J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.

In 1966, at the age of 71 years old, Tilly was alive when on September 8th, the first Star Trek episode, "The Man Trap," was broadcast on NBC. The plot concerned a creature that sucked salt from human bodies. The original series only aired for 3 seasons due to low ratings.

In 1988, in the year of Tilly R Hammel's passing, on December 16th, 1988 the popular film Rain Man was released. Featuring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. this film brought attention to autistic savants and was based on the "megasavant" Laurence Kim Peek. The film would later go to win four Oscars including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role.

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