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William Purves 1911 - 1980

William Purves of Canada was born on January 5, 1911, and died at age 69 years old in September 1980.

William Purves

XX953, Canada

January 5, 1911

September 1980

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January 5, 1911

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September 1980

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William Purves lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 69.

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In 1911, in the year that William Purves was born, the first use of aircraft as an offensive weapon occurred in the Turkish-Italian War. First used for aerial reconnaissance alone, planes were then used in aerial combat to shoot down recon planes. In World War I, planes and zeppelins evolved for use in bombing.

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In 1926, he was merely 15 years old when on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.

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