The Political Graveyard: January 6, 1981 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were born on January 6 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1981 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on January 6 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1981 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: Wesley Powell — Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, N.H. See also: Politicians who died on January 6 (all years), or politicians who died in 1981 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 150 Years: Henry Rockefeller, died January 6, 1831 100 Years: Benjamin Fessenden, died January 6, 1881 50 Years: John G. Foster, died January 6, 1931 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 95: Edward A. Ellis Age 92: James R. Clark Age 85: James Marsh Douglas Age 82: Christian M. Ravndal Age 81: Thomas F. McKenzie Age 80: Arthur L. May Age 77: W. Arthur Winstead Age 74: James Domengeaux; William Palmer Age 73: Michael V. DiSalle Age 72: Rosemary Ogden Age 71: J. E. Burruss Age 70: James I. Harless; Bruno Agnoli Age 67: Charles O. Zollar Age 66: Don Edwards; Hubert L. Goforth; Charles A. Millar Age 65: Herbert Y. C. Choy Age 64: George M. Fishman Age 63: David D. Newsom Age 62: Macon L. Weaver Age 61: Edward K. Michalski Age 60: Robert M. L. Johnson Age 59: Robert Anderson; Frank L. Hays Age 57: Harvey Frans Nelson, Jr. Age 52: Edward Rafeedie Age 49: Jack Davies Age 48: Thomas L. Gadola Age 47: Frederick H. Hobbs Age 41: Ed Zschau Age 40: Pamela Ann Rymer Age 37: Robert F. Wagner III Age 35: C. Jack Ellis Age 33: Bob Wise Age 32: Aaron F. Broussard Age 31: Louis J. Freeh Age 30: Teresa Gutierrez Age 21: Frank D. Lucas Age 16: Jennifer Faunce | | | 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