Wardean Purnell
Updated Jul 14, 2017
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Wardean Purnell (1911 - 2006)

Wardean Purnell was born on August 29, 1911. Wardean died on January 27, 2006 at 94 years of age. We know that Wardean Purnell had been residing in Sun City, Riverside County, California.
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Wardean Purnell lived 26 years longer than the average Purnell family member when they died at the age of 94.

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1911 - In the year that Wardean Purnell was born, the Triangle Shirtwaist fire occurred, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. 146 workers (123 women and 23 men, many of them recent Jewish and Italian immigrants) died from the fire or by jumping to escape the fire and smoke. The garment factory was on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of a building in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. Doors to stairwells and exits had been locked in order to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks and to prevent theft, so they couldn't escape by normal means when the fire broke out. Due to the disaster, legislation was passed to protect sweatshop workers.

1919 - At the age of only 8 years old, Wardean was alive when on January 6th, President Theodore Roosevelt died. Having gone to bed the previous night after being treated for breathing problems, the ex-President died in his sleep from a clot that had traveled to his lungs. He was 60. After a simple service, Roosevelt was buried on a hillside overlooking Oyster Bay.

1950 - Wardean was 39 years old when on June 25th, the Korean War began when North Korean Communist forces crossed the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union and China backed North Korea and the U.N., primarily the United States backed South Korea.

1976 - When this person was 65 years old, The United States celebrated the Bicentennial of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. It was a year long celebration, with the biggest events taking place on July 4th.

1993 - This person was 82 years old when on January 20th, William J. Clinton became the 42nd President of the United States. He beat incumbent George H.W. Bush who was seeking his second term. Clinton won 43.01% of the popular vote to Bush's 37.45%. An independent candidate, Ross Perot, won 18.91% - the most votes for an independent candidate since Teddy Roosevelt's run for President in 1912.

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Wardean Purnell died on January 27, 2006 at 94 years of age. There is no listed cause of death. Wardean was born on August 29, 1911. There is no information about Wardean's family. We know that Wardean Purnell had been residing in Sun City, Riverside County, California.

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