George Csanyi

Male7 August 1918–2 December 1978

Brief Life History of George

When George Csanyi was born on 7 August 1918, in Ohio, United States, his father, George Csanyi, was 31 and his mother, Rosa Szabo, was 23. He lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 2 December 1978, at the age of 60, and was buried in Rowland Heights, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Csanyi
1887–1959
Rosa Szabo
1894–1965
Louis Csanyi
1910–1979
Blanch Csanyi
1913–
George Csanyi
1918–1978
Albert Alex Csanyi
1927–2000

Sources (8)

  • George Csanyi in household of George Csanyi, "United States Census, 1920"
  • George Csanyi, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • George Gerald Csanyi, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

Age 1

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1920 · Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Age 2

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History was established by Cyrus S. Eaton as a way to research and educate others in anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, botany, geology, paleontology, biology, and zoology. The first curator of the museum was Donald Johanson, the discoverer of Lucy.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Age 16

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

Name Meaning

Via Old French and Latin, from Greek Georgios (a derivative of geōrgos ‘farmer’, from gē ‘earth’ + ergein ‘to work’). This was the name of several early saints, including the shadowy figure who is now the patron of England (as well as of Germany and Portugal). If the saint existed at all, he was perhaps martyred in Palestine in the persecutions of Christians instigated by the Emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th century. The popular legend in which the hero slays a dragon is a medieval Italian invention. He was for a long time a more important saint in the Orthodox Church than in the West, and the name was not much used in England during the Middle Ages, even after St George came to be regarded as the patron of England in the 14th century. Its use increased from the 1400s, and by 1500 it was regularly among the most popular male names. This popularity was reinforced when George I came to the throne in 1714 , bringing this name with him from Germany. It has been one of the most popular English boys' names ever since.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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