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  (b. 04/02/1921 Litchfield, Minnesota, USA   d. 05/29/2002 Umatilla, Florida, USA )  
Age: 81
Cause of Death: Complications from stroke

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Max STARK was born 04/02/1921 in Litchfield, Minnesota, USA

Max STARK was the child of Marion Albert STARK   and   Bessie Ellen GLENN

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Max  married  Jeanne CONKLIN 29 May 1946 in Reno, Nevada, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne CONKLIN  was born 04/11/1924 in Fremont, Ohio, USA.  Jeanne died 07/07/1976 in Toledo, Ohio, USA.  Jeanne was the child of Walter Payne CONKLIN and Leona Marie BAUER.

Max STARK died 05/29/2002 in Umatilla, Florida, USA.







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Max STARK married flag photo of Jeanne CONKLIN  Jeanne CONKLIN-- Date: 29 May 1946 Place: Reno, Nevada, USA
Jeanne CONKLIN was the child of Walter Payne CONKLIN and Leona Marie BAUER




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birth1921 Birth
04/02/1921
Litchfield, Minnesota, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
marriage1946 Marriage / Partner
Max STARK and Jeanne CONKLIN 29 May 1946, Reno, Nevada, USA

He was 25 years old.
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
News1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1976 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeanne CONKLIN died 07/07/1976, Toledo, Ohio, USA
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
News2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
death2002 Death
05/29/2002
Umatilla, Florida, USA

He died at the age of 81.
Added: 1/28/2025 12:36:06 PM - Updated: 8/10/2025 5:23:30 PM

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