The Political Graveyard: January 5, 1971 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were born on January 5 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1971 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on January 5 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1971 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: Georgia Lusk — Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Joseph E. Jacobs — Washington, D.C. See also: Politicians who died on January 5 (all years), or politicians who died in 1971 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 150 Years: Joseph D. Bedle, born January 5, 1821; James Linn, died January 5, 1821; John Linn, died January 5, 1821 100 Years: Richard Olney II, born January 5, 1871 50 Years: Perry Mayo, died January 5, 1921 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 95: John Fletcher Age 86: M. M. Jamison Age 84: J. Earl Major Age 82: Joseph F. Crater Age 80: A. Spencer Feld Age 79: Louis Waldman Age 78: Edward A. Hayes Age 77: Carl S. Hallauer Age 74: Philip C. Jessup Age 70: Frank L. Sundstrom; Alfred W. Magnitzky Age 68: C. A. Blankenship Age 63: Toshio Ansai Age 61: Donald V. Hock; Robert C. Zimmerman Age 58: Odin Langen; Richard E. Guggenheim Age 57: Clarence A. Boonstra Age 56: Harold Leventhal Age 55: Agnes Freeland Age 51: Robert C. McEwen Age 50: John H. Reed; David J. Blanchard Age 45: Hosea Williams Age 43: Walter F. Mondale Age 40: Edward G. Biester, Jr. Age 39: Joseph M. Minard Age 36: Nancy L. Johnson Age 35: David E. Wallace Age 27: Carolyn McCarthy; Ed Rendell; Brian Tracy Age 26: Lynn Schenk Age 24: Mike DeWine Age 22: Thomas M. Davis Age 20: Wendy Scalise Age 11: Christopher John Age 9: Mark R. Ogles; Mark Critz | | | 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