The Political Graveyard: May 31, 1978 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were born on May 31 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1978 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on May 31 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1978 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: William A. Purtell — West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. See also: Politicians who died on May 31 (all years), or politicians who died in 1978 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 200 Years: Horatio Seymour, born May 31, 1778 50 Years: Richard H. Arbuckle, died May 31, 1928 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 99: Matthew J. Fowler Age 96: Herman Edward Gimler Age 94: Harvey G. Fields Age 91: Maximo F. Croskey Age 90: William F. Rabbett, Jr. Age 88: Jim W. Haley Age 86: Lawrence G. Williams Age 84: R. Henry Norweb Age 83: Mildred C. Hayden Age 80: A. Holly Patterson; Bernard B. Kroenke Age 78: G. Y. Neal Age 77: Leone F. Matson Age 72: Albert L. Reeves, Jr. Age 70: Homer M. Byington, Jr. Age 66: Henry M. Jackson; Charles Blackburn Age 59: Vance Hartke Age 57: Robert C. Brewster Age 55: George D. Lutz Age 54: Patricia Roberts Harris Age 53: William Rocheleau, Jr.; Raymond L. Acosta; Robert E. Greenfield Age 48: Clint Eastwood Age 47: Stephen Horn Age 45: Madeleine Z. Bordallo Age 44: Bo Ginn Age 39: John Stewart Herrington Age 33: David W. Barlow Age 30: Duncan L. Hunter; Robert W. Mattson, Jr. Age 16: Larry Bucshon | | | 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