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Basil Bess 1922 - 1997

Basil Bess of Altamont, Grundy County, TN was born on November 26, 1922, and died at age 74 years old on January 24, 1997.
Basil Bess
Altamont, Grundy County, TN 37301
November 26, 1922
January 24, 1997
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Basil Bess' History: 1922 - 1997

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  • 11/26
    1922

    Birthday

    November 26, 1922
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • 01/24
    1997

    Death

    January 24, 1997
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Basil Bess lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1922, in the year that Basil Bess was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1934, by the time he was merely 12 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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