The Political Graveyard: October 12, 1940 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were born on October 12 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1940 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on October 12 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1940 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: William W. Cohen — New York, New York County, N.Y. William H. Dieterich — Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. See also: Politicians who died on October 12 (all years), or politicians who died in 1940 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 150 Years: John Stokes, died October 12, 1790 50 Years: Evan E. Swearengin, died October 12, 1890 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 96: Milton Remley Age 83: P. J. Dean Age 82: James Brown; Miriam M. Barnes Age 80: Horace M. Sanford; Mabel Thorp Boardman; T. J. Feaster Age 79: Joseph H. Beale Age 78: Dennis H. McHugh Age 76: James W. Ames Age 71: William H. Stafford; Charles P. Barnes; James Flett Age 70: Roland B. Harvey Age 64: Charles M. Mannon Age 62: Harry C. Yates Age 60: Charles G. Johnson Age 59: Howard W. Ameli Age 55: William N. Jamieson Age 53: Howard M. Gore; Felix Cole; Robert E. Abell; Harry B. Burton Age 52: Thomas F. Lopez; Joseph Ebert Brown Age 51: Perle Mesta; Stanley Jaggers Age 49: Charles H. Fehrman Age 47: Ira Hyde Age 46: Elmer J. Schowalter Age 44: Gertrude McMahon; Edwin N. Atherton; Olivette L. Johnson Age 39: F. Edward Hébert Age 38: Leonard Farbstein; David L. Lindsay Age 34: Elbert G. Manchester; Dale H. Bragg Age 32: Quinton E. Beauge Age 27: Henry C. Schadeberg Age 26: George J. Burke, Jr.; Art Ballantine Age 23: Byron L. Johnson Age 22: Bernard J. Winburn Age 18: William H. Sullivan Age 15: Robert W. Hirsch Age 14: John David Holschuh Age 10: Joseph A. Doorley, Jr. Age 8: Jake Garn; Dick Gregory Age 6: Thomas L. Judge Age 5: Laurence Hirsch Silberman Age 2: Beebe R. Frederick, Jr. | | | 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