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Melbourne Blanchard 1917 - 1983

Melbourne Blanchard of Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois was born on September 2, 1917, and died at age 65 years old in January 1983.
Melbourne Blanchard
Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois 61801
September 2, 1917
January 1983
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Melbourne Blanchard's History: 1917 - 1983

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  • 09/2
    1917

    Birthday

    September 2, 1917
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  • 01/dd
    1983

    Death

    January 1983
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Melbourne Blanchard lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1917, in the year that Melbourne Blanchard was born, it is believed that a worldwide influenza pandemic began in Asia. By 1920, it is estimated that 50 - 100 million died throughout the world (3 - 5% of the population). In the U.S. alone, 500,000 perished from what came to be called the Spanish Flu or the 1918 flu.
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In 1922, at the age of merely 5 years old, Melbourne was alive when 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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