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William Davis 1899 - 1976

William Davis of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan was born on June 28, 1899, and died at age 76 years old in January 1976.
William Davis
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 48215
June 28, 1899
January 1976
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  • 06/28
    1899

    Birthday

    June 28, 1899
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  • 01/dd
    1976

    Death

    January 1976
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    William Davis lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1899, in the year that William Davis was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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In 1924, William was 25 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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