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The greatest man that ever lived, the Legend
Richard Manriquez
February 10, 1931 – October 7, 2023
Lived 92 years
Artesia Cemetary · Artesia, Ca
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1931
Born February 10
1939
Richard was 8 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1942
Richard was 11 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1950
Richard was 19 when the Korean War began
1962
Richard was 31 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Richard was 40 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Richard was 50 when MTV began broadcasting
1991
Richard was 60 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2005
Richard was 74 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Richard was 79 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2022
Richard was 91 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2023
Passed away October 7, age 92
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