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Eva Downs 1897 - 1986

Eva Downs of Pana, Christian County, Illinois was born on August 9, 1897, and died at age 88 years old in February 1986.
Eva Downs
Pana, Christian County, Illinois 62557
August 9, 1897
February 1986
Female
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Eva Downs' History: 1897 - 1986

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  • 08/9
    1897

    Birthday

    August 9, 1897
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  • 02/dd
    1986

    Death

    February 1986
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    Cause of death
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    Eva Downs lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1897, in the year that Eva Downs was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1904, when she was only 7 years old, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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