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Wendell D Pershall (1931 - 1994)

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Wendell D Pershall
1931 - 1994
Born
August 11, 1931
Death
September 1, 1994
Last Known Residence
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 67217
Summary
Wendell D Pershall of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas was born on August 11, 1931, and died at age 63 years old on September 1, 1994.
Updated: November 7, 2011
Biography ID: 65932034

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Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 67217
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Wendell Pershall passed away at age 63 years old on September 1, 1994. Wendell D Pershall of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas was born on August 11, 1931.

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Wendell D Pershall lived 12 years shorter than the average Pershall family member when he died at the age of 63.
The average age of a Pershall family member is 75.
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1931 - 1994 World Events

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In 1931, in the year that Wendell D Pershall was born, on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.

In 1959, at the age of 28 years old, Wendell was alive when on August 8th, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. The US flag was changed to show 50 stars.

In 1975, at the age of 44 years old, Wendell was alive when in January, Popular Mechanics featured the Altair 8800 on it's cover. The Altair home computer kit allowed consumers to build and program their own personal computers. Thousands were sold in the first month.

In 1988, at the age of 57 years old, Wendell was alive when 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.

In 1994, in the year of Wendell D Pershall's passing, on May 6th, the Channel Tunnel or "Chunnel" was officially opened. The Chunnel is a railway tunnel beneath the English Channel that connects Great Britain to mainland France. Original plans for such a tunnel were developed in 1802 and approved by Napoleon Bonaparte but the British rejected the plan fearing that Napoleon would use the railway to invade.

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