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William Purcell 1908 - 1972

William Purcell of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington was born on November 17, 1908, and died at age 63 years old in March 1972.
William Purcell
Yakima, Yakima County, Washington 98901
November 17, 1908
March 1972
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William Purcell's History: 1908 - 1972

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    1908

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    November 17, 1908
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  • 03/dd
    1972

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    March 1972
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    William Purcell lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1908, in the year that William Purcell was born, a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.
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In 1934, when he was 26 years old, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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