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123:June 9, 2008
110:June 5, 1914
76:Succeeded by
53:
2979:2008 deaths
2974:1914 births
2812:Najah Bazzy
2564:Maggie Walz
2483:Julie Krone
2170:Edna Ferber
1991:Cynthia Yao
1858:Ida Lippman
1565:Lily Tomlin
926:Clara Raven
269:Philip Hart
150:(1980–2008)
148:Independent
64:Preceded by
2968:Categories
2625:Diana Ross
2595:Anan Ameri
2539:Sue Carter
2239:Mary Aikey
2165:Ruth Ellis
2114:Carol King
2047:Mary Brown
1179:Cora Brown
1138:Jan BenDor
1107:Merze Tate
1028:Olga Madar
916:Betty Ford
743:Rosa Parks
599:1965–1969
551:Republican
486:2015-06-04
400:References
220:Early life
143:Republican
106:1914-06-05
2325:Kary Moss
2129:Leta Snow
2057:Emma Cole
1535:Marie Dye
1148:Jo Jacobs
1133:Mary Beck
317:in 1969.
232:Education
194:Red Cross
183:Charlotte
155:Education
58:1965–1969
54:In office
559:Michigan
421:miwf.org
262:Governor
564:Class 1
513:article
313:as the
368:Awards
248:Career
115:, U.S.
2795:2020s
2222:2010s
1643:2000s
1055:1990s
656:1980s
557:from
509:2005
373:1984
214:NAACP
2923:2023
2887:2022
2846:2021
2805:2020
2741:2019
2705:2018
2644:2017
2583:2016
2522:2015
2456:2014
2400:2013
2344:2012
2293:2011
2232:2010
2143:2009
2097:2008
2040:2007
1984:2006
1928:2005
1887:2004
1821:2003
1765:2002
1714:2001
1653:2000
1574:1999
1518:1998
1462:1997
1411:1996
1360:1995
1304:1994
1238:1993
1172:1992
1121:1991
1065:1990
986:1989
935:1988
889:1987
838:1986
767:1984
666:1983
570:1964
465:2020
428:2020
134:U.S.
120:Died
96:Born
240:in
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