Theodore A Lapka

Male20 April 1920–1 December 2011

Brief Life History of Theodore A

When Theodore A Lapka was born on 20 April 1920, in Cicero, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, John Lapka, was 34 and his mother, Mary Gryga, was 28. He died on 1 December 2011, at the age of 91.

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Theodore A Lapka
1920–2011
Matilda A Wright
1920–

Sources (2)

  • Theodore Lapka, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949"
  • Theodore A Lapka, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (3)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 3

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights

Age 3

Is a proposed amendment to help guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens of the United States. Its main objective is to end legal distinctions between the two genders in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other legal matters. Even though it isn't the 28th Amendment yet, it has started conversations about the meaning of legal equality.

1925 · Woman's World's Fair

Age 5

The first Woman's World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1925. The idea of the completely women-run fair was to display the progress of ideas, work, and products of twentieth-century women

Name Meaning

Polish (Łapka): from a diminutive of Łapa‘paw, mutton fist’ (see Lapa ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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