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JESSE OWENS BIRTH
Born on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama,track and field athlete Jesse Owens starred in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany. -
jesse owens death
Jesse Owens, whose four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin made him perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history he, died of lung cancer march 31 in Tucson, Ariz. He was 66 years old.
