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1865:2020 deaths
1860:1928 births
1742:R. Anderson
1719:P. Anderson
1648:MacLaughlin
1542:Streissguth
1530:H. Peterson
1385:Vanderburgh
547:Sandy Keith
541:Sandy Keith
403:Mayo Clinic
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1621:Rogosheske
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588:1963–1967
447:References
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359:Early life
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1680:G. Kelley
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1328:T. Wilson
1282:R. Nelson
1270:Sherburne
1265:Chatfield
1157:Fischbach
1004:Burnquist
944:Wakefield
929:Armstrong
787:Gallagher
777:S. Wilson
762:Gilfillan
747:Gilfillan
742:T. Wilson
664:Bob Short
341:Minnesota
219:In office
160:In office
129:In office
73:In office
1781:Magnuson
1748:Ericksen
1724:Stringer
1691:Popovich
1675:Simonett
1638:F. Kelly
1474:Schaller
1459:P. Brown
1413:C. Brown
1370:Mitchell
1335:McMillan
1310:Flandrau
1287:Flandrau
1235:Goodrich
1162:Flanagan
1152:T. Smith
1117:Wangberg
1077:Anderson
1062:Anderson
1057:Lindsten
1052:(acting)
1044:Petersen
1014:Frankson
1009:Sullivan
994:E. Smith
989:Eberhart
979:L. Smith
924:Sherwood
914:Donnelly
909:Holcombe
837:Magnuson
832:Anderson
817:Popovich
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288:American
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1834:Hennesy
1819:Thissen
1809:Chutich
1775:Dietzen
1736:Gilbert
1583:Knutson
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1434:Jaggard
1429:Douglas
1390:Collins
1365:Cornell
1315:Atwater
1127:Dyrstad
1122:Johnson
1107:Perpich
1092:Rolvaag
1039:Solberg
1019:Collins
802:Knutson
782:Devaney
1839:Gaïtas
1814:McKeig
1803:Hudson
1792:Wright
1769:Gildea
1758:Hanson
1669:Amdahl
1627:Sheran
1606:Murphy
1567:Matson
1562:Magney
1547:Pirsig
1512:Loring
1501:Hilton
1484:Dibell
1469:Hallam
1419:Lovely
1354:Ripley
1321:Emmett
1297:State
1259:Hayner
1252:Fuller
1246:Meeker
1241:Cooper
1142:Molnau
1137:Schunk
1132:Benson
1087:Wright
1082:Nelsen
1072:Miller
999:Gordon
964:Clough
949:Gilman
847:Hudson
842:Gildea
812:Amdahl
807:Sheran
792:Loring
752:Ripley
737:Emmett
397:Career
347:, the
303:Spouse
1824:Moore
1787:Stras
1753:Meyer
1730:Blatz
1709:Ogren
1698:Keith
1685:Coyne
1658:Scott
1653:Yetka
1525:Olson
1506:Olsen
1496:Stone
1479:Quinn
1424:Lewis
1406:Start
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1375:Clark
1360:Young
1341:Berry
1276:Welch
1112:Olson
1102:Goetz
1097:Keith
1034:Arens
1029:Adams
1024:Nolan
984:Jones
974:Gibbs
939:Barto
919:Swift
827:Blatz
822:Keith
772:Brown
767:Start
439:Death
377:from
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1616:Otis
1595:Dell
1464:Holt
1454:Bunn
1395:Buck
1067:Thye
959:Ives
954:Rice
934:Yale
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