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Reuben Degeest 1899 - 1971

Reuben Degeest of Leighton, Mahaska County, Iowa was born on October 22, 1899, and died at age 71 years old in February 1971.
Reuben Degeest
Leighton, Mahaska County, Iowa 50143
October 22, 1899
February 1971
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Reuben Degeest's History: 1899 - 1971

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    1899

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    October 22, 1899
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  • 02/dd
    1971

    Death

    February 1971
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    Reuben Degeest lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1899, in the year that Reuben Degeest was born, on February 4th, the Philippine–American War began. The Philippines objected to the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1898, that transferred possession of the Philippines from Spain to the U.S. Filipinos began a fight for independence and fighting between U.S. forces and those of the Philippine Republic broke out. On June 2nd, the Philippines officially declared war on the United States.
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In 1921, at the age of 22 years old, Reuben was alive when the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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