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Upton Beall Sinclair Jr.
Date of Birth
19 Sep, 1878
Date of Death
25 Nov, 1968
Age at time of Death
90 years
Cause of Death
Natural death
Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr.'s Quotes
Did You Know?
He ran twice for U.S. Congress and lost both times
His book caused Congress to regulate the meat industry with the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
His Lanny Budd series was translated into 21 languages
Sinclair worked seven weeks in one of Chicago’s meatpacking plants and spent six months investigating the industry as research for his book The Jungle
Famous Death Today in History
Orville Redenbacher
Date of Birth
16 Jul, 1907
Date of Death
19 Sep, 1995
Age at time of Death
88 years
Cause of Death
Heart attack
Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Orville Redenbacher's Quotes
Did You Know?
Beginning in the early 1950s, Redenbacher went through tens of thousands of hybrid strains of popcorn before settling on the perfect popcorn.
He Invented His Namesake Strain of Popcorn
He Was a Legendary Agricultural Scientist
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