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Howard Compton 1906 - 1980

Howard Compton of Brentwood, Prince Georges County, Maryland was born on May 29, 1906, and died at age 73 years old in February 1980.
Howard Compton
Brentwood, Prince Georges County, Maryland 20722
May 29, 1906
February 1980
Male
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Howard Compton's History: 1906 - 1980

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  • 05/29
    1906

    Birthday

    May 29, 1906
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  • 02/dd
    1980

    Death

    February 1980
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    Howard Compton lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1906, in the year that Howard Compton was born, Finland became the first European country to give women the vote and to allow them to run for political office. (Women in Australia and New Zealand already had that right but couldn't run for office.) Although Finland belonged to the Russian Empire, there was great unrest and the Tsar wanted to broker a quick peace. As a part of the brokered peace, women got the vote.
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In 1915, at the age of only 9 years old, Howard was alive when the Germans first used poison gas as a weapon at the second Battle of Ypres during World War I. While noxious gases had been used since ancient times, this was the first use of poisonous gas - in this case, lethal chlorine gas - in modern war. Subsequently, the French and British - as well as the United States when they entered World War 1 - developed and used lethal gas in war.
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