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Joseph Augustus Zarelli

1953 - 1957

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Joseph Augustus Zarelli (January 13, 1953 – February 1957), previously known as the "Boy in the Box", "Boy in a Box" or "America's Unknown Child", was an American 4-year-old male whose nude, malnourished, and beaten body was found on the side of Susquehanna Road, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1957. Zarelli appeared to have been cleaned and freshly groomed, with a recent haircut and trimmed fingernails, although he had suffered extensive physical attacks prior to his death, with multiple bruises on his body. He was also severely malnourished. His body was covered with scars, some of which were surgical (most notably on his ankle, groin and chin). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Augustus Zarelli is the 46th most popular celebrity (up from 104th in 2019), the 2,292nd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,602nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Celebrity.

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Among celebrities, Joseph Augustus Zarelli ranks 46 out of 265. Before him are Anna Nicole Smith, Stańczyk, Armi Kuusela, Cecilia Gallerani, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, and Sultan Kösen. After him are Albert Pierrepoint, Isabel Preysler, Emilie Louise Flöge, María Capovilla, Edie Sedgwick, and Kim Peek.

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Among people born in 1953, Joseph Augustus Zarelli ranks 91. Before him are Ciarán Hinds, Libuše Šafránková, Dominique de Villepin, Salvatore Garau, Maurizio Malvestiti, and Alan Moore. After him are Loalwa Braz, Wim Eijk, Sergio Castellitto, Ivo Sanader, Alpha Blondy, and Joan Lin. Among people deceased in 1957, Joseph Augustus Zarelli ranks 67. Before him are Rudolf Diels, Giovanni Battista Caproni, Harald Sverdrup, Kurt von Tippelskirch, Shoghi Effendi, and Johann Rattenhuber. After him are Théophile de Donder, Malcolm Lowry, Theodor Körner, James Brendan Connolly, Eugenio Castellotti, and Jack Butler Yeats.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Augustus Zarelli ranks 2,292 out of 20,380. Before him are Sojourner Truth (1797), Elmer Bernstein (1922), Stanley Donen (1924), Solomon Northup (1808), Hetty Green (1834), and John Ratcliffe (1965). After him are Lucille Ball (1911), Robert Grant Aitken (1864), Ernie Hudson (1945), Jerry West (1938), Eric Maskin (1950), and John G. Thompson (1932).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Joseph Augustus Zarelli ranks 19. Before him are Sarah Knauss (1880), Rosemary Kennedy (1918), Peggy Guggenheim (1898), Myrtle Corbin (1868), Black Dahlia (1924), and Anna Nicole Smith (1967). After him are Edie Sedgwick (1943), Kim Peek (1951), Paris Hilton (1981), Dan Inosanto (1936), Jess McMahon (1882), and William Masters (1915).

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