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Fredia A Downs 1918 - 2008

Fredia A Downs of Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS was born on August 28, 1918, and died at age 90 years old on December 31, 2008.
Fredia A Downs
Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS 67212
August 28, 1918
December 31, 2008
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  • 08/28
    1918

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    August 28, 1918
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  • 12/31
    2008

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    December 31, 2008
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    Fredia A Downs lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1918, in the year that Fredia A Downs was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1935, Fredia was 17 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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