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Axel Swenson 1904 - 1988

Axel Swenson was born on December 15, 1904, and died at age 83 years old on April 13, 1988. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Axel Swenson.
Axel Swenson
December 15, 1904
April 13, 1988
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Axel Swenson's History: 1904 - 1988

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  • 12/15
    1904

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    December 15, 1904
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  • 04/13
    1988

    Death

    April 13, 1988
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    Cause of death
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    Axel Swenson lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1904, in the year that Axel Swenson was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1934, Axel was 30 years old when 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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