The Political Graveyard: August 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 August 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 August 6 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1981 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: James A. Haley — Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla. Ray C. Bliss — Akron, Summit County, Ohio See also: Politicians who died on August 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: 200 Years: John Edwards, born August 6, 1781 100 Years: Mary Elizabeth Coon, born August 6, 1881; Homer Hancock, born August 6, 1881 50 Years: Daniel D. Frisbie, died August 6, 1931 Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 99: George C. Claussen Age 98: Scott Nearing Age 93: James E. Reed Age 89: Samuel C. Cleland Age 87: Richard P. Butrick Age 86: James C. Oliver; Irene Carroll; Cutlar Moore Age 85: Clark W. Thompson; Eldon S. Dummit Age 83: George D. Nye; Roland O. Kern Age 80: C. Lee Spillers; John J. Tyrell Age 74: Marvin L. Coon Age 72: George N. Craig Age 70: John P. H. Chandler, Jr.; Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins, Jr. Age 69: Bennett McVey Stewart Age 67: George Edwards; Blanche Tanner Alford; Arline M. Bidwell Age 64: David A. Nichols Age 60: Harold Parfitt Age 59: Lowell Bruce Laingen; Daniel Walker; Ray H. Garrison Age 57: James F. Haught Age 54: William D. Ford; James G. Lowenstein Age 52: Roger MacBride Age 50: Audrey P. Beck Age 48: Richard J. Allen Age 46: Adam Benjamin, Jr. Age 43: Lynn Carlton Higby; Joe Viens Age 40: David L. Armstrong; Alma Wheeler Smith Age 39: Parker Griffith Age 38: Eric Chester Age 35: Vincent L. Leibell III Age 34: Toni N. Harp Age 33: John O. Bennett Age 31: Clark S. Barnes Age 27: Carl C. Perkins Age 25: Mike McIntyre Age 24: Jim McGreevey Age 18: Richie Sanders; Michael A. Oliverio II Age 2: Ralph Torres | | | 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