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Gayla Franks 1952 - 1973

Gayla Franks was born on April 10, 1952, and died at age 21 years old in December 1973. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gayla Franks.
Gayla Franks
April 10, 1952
December 1973
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Gayla Franks' History: 1952 - 1973

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  • 04/10
    1952

    Birthday

    April 10, 1952
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  • 12/dd
    1973

    Death

    December 1973
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Gayla Franks lived 50 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 21.
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In 1952, in the year that Gayla Franks was born, on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.
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In 1960, Gayla was just 8 years old when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.
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