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Virgil Thorpe 1918 - 1986

Virgil Thorpe of Alexandria, Alexandria City County, VA was born on April 22, 1918, and died at age 67 years old on March 17, 1986.
Virgil Thorpe
Alexandria, Alexandria City County, VA 22314
April 22, 1918
March 17, 1986
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  • 04/22
    1918

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    April 22, 1918
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  • 03/17
    1986

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    March 17, 1986
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    Virgil Thorpe lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.
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In 1918, in the year that Virgil Thorpe 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 1937, he was 19 years old when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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