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Opal Thurman 1913 - 1978

Opal Thurman was born on September 14, 1913, and died at age 64 years old in April 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Opal Thurman.
Opal Thurman
September 14, 1913
April 1978
Female
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Opal Thurman's History: 1913 - 1978

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  • 09/14
    1913

    Birthday

    September 14, 1913
    Birthdate
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  • 04/dd
    1978

    Death

    April 1978
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Opal Thurman lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.
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In 1913, in the year that Opal Thurman was born, Henry Ford installed the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. It had previously taken 12 hours to assemble a whole vehicle - now it took only two hours and 30 minutes! Inspired by the production lines at flour mills, breweries, canneries and industrial bakeries, along with the disassembly of animal carcasses in Chicago’s meat-packing plants, Ford created moving belts for parts and the assembly line was born.
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In 1934, Opal was 21 years old when 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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