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Memorial
01/01/1864 – 01/05/1943
79 years
06/17/1871 – 06/26/1938
67 years
06/02/1868 – 02/22/1936
09/28/1864 – 03/14/1935
70 years
08/17/1849 – 02/25/1930
80 years
10/08/1941 – 02/17/2026
84 years
American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
02/05/1934 – 01/22/2021
86 years
American baseball player
01/01/1856 – 04/01/1921
65 years
American politician from Massachusetts
01/01/1432 – 07/26/1469
37 years
American politician
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