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The Political Graveyard: 1997

1997 by month:

• January: 15 deaths; 110 centenaries; 7 transitions; 2 elections; 635 birthdays
• February: 19 deaths; 93 centenaries; 2 transitions; 4 elections; 555 birthdays
• March: 15 deaths; 103 centenaries; 2 transitions; 2 elections; 606 birthdays
• April: 22 deaths; 91 centenaries; 4 transitions; 10 elections; 556 birthdays
• May: 1 marriage; 23 deaths; 88 centenaries; 1 transition; 10 elections; 574 birthdays
• June: 18 deaths; 74 centenaries; 3 transitions; 2 elections; 600 birthdays
• July: 17 deaths; 89 centenaries; 4 transitions; 630 birthdays
• August: 26 deaths; 97 centenaries; 10 transitions; 1 election; 658 birthdays
• September: 1 marriage; 8 deaths; 91 centenaries; 4 transitions; 6 elections; 603 birthdays
• October: 22 deaths; 109 centenaries; 3 transitions; 585 birthdays
• November: 10 deaths; 94 centenaries; 5 transitions; 39 elections; 592 birthdays
• December: 19 deaths; 115 centenaries; 5 transitions; 1 election; 598 birthdays

January 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 11 centenaries 2 transitions 35 birthdays	2 4 centenaries 1 transition 20 birthdays	3 1 death 5 centenaries 15 birthdays	4 1 death 4 centenaries 22 birthdays
5 1 death 4 centenaries 23 birthdays	6 1 death 3 centenaries 22 birthdays	7 1 centenary 18 birthdays	8 1 death 3 centenaries 22 birthdays	9 5 centenaries 16 birthdays	10 2 deaths 2 centenaries 23 birthdays	11 4 centenaries 17 birthdays
12 2 centenaries 20 birthdays	13 2 centenaries 10 birthdays	14 3 centenaries 18 birthdays	15 4 centenaries 17 birthdays	16 1 death 3 centenaries 24 birthdays	17 4 centenaries 26 birthdays	18 2 deaths 19 birthdays
19 7 centenaries 23 birthdays	20 1 death 4 centenaries 19 birthdays	21 3 centenaries 12 birthdays	22 1 death 3 centenaries 25 birthdays	23 6 centenaries 1 transition 24 birthdays	24 1 death 1 centenary 27 birthdays	25 2 centenaries 15 birthdays
26 1 death 6 centenaries 21 birthdays	27 2 centenaries 20 birthdays	28 2 centenaries 2 elections 26 birthdays	29 5 centenaries 1 transition 18 birthdays	30 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 17 birthdays	31 3 centenaries 1 transition 21 birthdays

February 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 1 death 2 centenaries 19 birthdays
2 4 centenaries 18 birthdays	3 2 centenaries 21 birthdays	4 6 centenaries 1 election 24 birthdays	5 2 deaths 5 centenaries 1 transition 23 birthdays	6 5 centenaries 22 birthdays	7 3 deaths 3 centenaries 18 birthdays	8 1 death 4 centenaries 23 birthdays
9 5 centenaries 17 birthdays	10 1 centenary 20 birthdays	11 3 centenaries 22 birthdays	12 2 deaths 5 centenaries 17 birthdays	13 1 death 2 centenaries 20 birthdays	14 1 death 4 centenaries 28 birthdays	15 2 deaths 2 centenaries 18 birthdays
16 4 centenaries 22 birthdays	17 1 death 2 centenaries 17 birthdays	18 4 centenaries 16 birthdays	19 1 death 4 centenaries 11 birthdays	20 1 centenary 21 birthdays	21 2 centenaries 27 birthdays	22 1 death 3 centenaries 15 birthdays
23 4 centenaries 17 birthdays	24 5 centenaries 28 birthdays	25 1 centenary 3 elections 13 birthdays	26 1 death 4 centenaries 20 birthdays	27 19 birthdays	28 2 deaths 6 centenaries 1 transition 19 birthdays

March 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 1 centenary 14 birthdays
2 6 centenaries 20 birthdays	3 1 death 1 centenary 16 birthdays	4 1 death 5 centenaries 1 election 23 birthdays	5 1 centenary 17 birthdays	6 2 centenaries 21 birthdays	7 1 centenary 23 birthdays	8 5 centenaries 21 birthdays
9 1 death 1 centenary 22 birthdays	10 5 centenaries 9 birthdays	11 1 death 2 centenaries 24 birthdays	12 7 centenaries 18 birthdays	13 7 centenaries 21 birthdays	14 1 death 2 centenaries 18 birthdays	15 2 centenaries 1 election 25 birthdays
16 1 death 6 centenaries 23 birthdays	17 2 centenaries 13 birthdays	18 4 centenaries 12 birthdays	19 1 death 3 centenaries 1 transition 15 birthdays	20 2 centenaries 24 birthdays	21 1 death 4 centenaries 1 transition 16 birthdays	22 1 centenary 18 birthdays
23 4 centenaries 17 birthdays	24 1 death 5 centenaries 18 birthdays	25 5 centenaries 16 birthdays	26 1 death 1 centenary 34 birthdays	27 1 death 4 centenaries 20 birthdays	28 1 death 3 centenaries 23 birthdays	29 2 deaths 5 centenaries 26 birthdays
30 4 centenaries 19 birthdays	31 1 death 2 centenaries 20 birthdays

April 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 1 death 2 centenaries 2 transitions 8 elections 14 birthdays	2 4 centenaries 21 birthdays	3 1 death 2 centenaries 11 birthdays	4 1 death 2 centenaries 23 birthdays	5 2 deaths 3 centenaries 22 birthdays
6 1 death 3 centenaries 19 birthdays	7 3 centenaries 1 election 22 birthdays	8 1 death 1 transition 22 birthdays	9 7 centenaries 20 birthdays	10 4 centenaries 13 birthdays	11 1 centenary 23 birthdays	12 2 deaths 3 centenaries 1 transition 1 election 18 birthdays
13 1 death 2 centenaries 19 birthdays	14 1 death 3 centenaries 22 birthdays	15 1 death 1 centenary 21 birthdays	16 5 centenaries 20 birthdays	17 1 death 3 centenaries 14 birthdays	18 3 centenaries 18 birthdays	19 1 death 4 centenaries 12 birthdays
20 4 deaths 3 centenaries 18 birthdays	21 1 death 4 centenaries 14 birthdays	22 2 centenaries 9 birthdays	23 3 centenaries 19 birthdays	24 1 death 3 centenaries 25 birthdays	25 1 centenary 14 birthdays	26 5 centenaries 15 birthdays
27 4 centenaries 29 birthdays	28 2 deaths 2 centenaries 14 birthdays	29 6 centenaries 23 birthdays	30 3 centenaries 22 birthdays

May 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 3 centenaries 16 birthdays	2 1 death 1 centenary 25 birthdays	3 1 centenary 3 elections 16 birthdays
4 3 centenaries 22 birthdays	5 1 marriage 1 death 7 centenaries 23 birthdays	6 3 centenaries 2 elections 24 birthdays	7 2 deaths 1 centenary 15 birthdays	8 1 death 5 centenaries 21 birthdays	9 1 death 16 birthdays	10 1 centenary 20 birthdays
11 1 death 3 centenaries 13 birthdays	12 1 death 2 centenaries 20 birthdays	13 2 elections 19 birthdays	14 4 centenaries 17 birthdays	15 1 death 4 centenaries 20 birthdays	16 2 deaths 3 centenaries 28 birthdays	17 2 centenaries 22 birthdays
18 2 centenaries 17 birthdays	19 1 death 1 centenary 16 birthdays	20 1 death 7 centenaries 1 transition 1 election 25 birthdays	21 4 centenaries 16 birthdays	22 1 death 1 centenary 16 birthdays	23 2 centenaries 16 birthdays	24 1 death 5 centenaries 19 birthdays
25 4 centenaries 14 birthdays	26 4 centenaries 15 birthdays	27 3 deaths 4 centenaries 1 election 16 birthdays	28 4 centenaries 25 birthdays	29 3 deaths 4 centenaries 16 birthdays	30 1 centenary 1 election 13 birthdays	31 2 deaths 2 centenaries 13 birthdays

June 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 1 death 3 centenaries 1 transition 19 birthdays	2 1 death 4 centenaries 11 birthdays	3 2 centenaries 1 election 18 birthdays	4 2 deaths 17 birthdays	5 1 centenary 14 birthdays	6 5 centenaries 21 birthdays	7 20 birthdays
8 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 26 birthdays	9 3 centenaries 20 birthdays	10 1 death 2 centenaries 20 birthdays	11 1 death 3 centenaries 25 birthdays	12 1 death 4 centenaries 17 birthdays	13 3 centenaries 13 birthdays	14 2 centenaries 22 birthdays
15 2 deaths 1 centenary 26 birthdays	16 1 death 1 centenary 18 birthdays	17 5 centenaries 1 transition 24 birthdays	18 1 death 4 centenaries 24 birthdays	19 1 centenary 23 birthdays	20 1 centenary 22 birthdays	21 1 death 1 centenary 1 election 18 birthdays
22 1 centenary 18 birthdays	23 3 centenaries 21 birthdays	24 1 death 4 centenaries 20 birthdays	25 4 centenaries 13 birthdays	26 4 centenaries 15 birthdays	27 1 death 3 centenaries 25 birthdays	28 3 centenaries 23 birthdays
29 3 deaths 2 centenaries 24 birthdays	30 2 centenaries 23 birthdays

July 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 4 centenaries 23 birthdays	2 2 deaths 2 centenaries 13 birthdays	3 2 centenaries 17 birthdays	4 1 death 4 centenaries 23 birthdays	5 23 birthdays
6 3 centenaries 19 birthdays	7 2 deaths 2 centenaries 24 birthdays	8 2 deaths 5 centenaries 20 birthdays	9 1 centenary 15 birthdays	10 1 centenary 20 birthdays	11 1 death 4 centenaries 15 birthdays	12 5 centenaries 20 birthdays
13 2 centenaries 13 birthdays	14 1 death 5 centenaries 23 birthdays	15 4 centenaries 27 birthdays	16 6 centenaries 29 birthdays	17 2 deaths 2 centenaries 12 birthdays	18 1 centenary 16 birthdays	19 5 centenaries 15 birthdays
20 3 centenaries 23 birthdays	21 5 centenaries 32 birthdays	22 3 centenaries 2 transitions 25 birthdays	23 1 death 3 centenaries 17 birthdays	24 1 death 2 centenaries 27 birthdays	25 3 centenaries 14 birthdays	26 3 centenaries 23 birthdays
27 2 centenaries 19 birthdays	28 2 centenaries 23 birthdays	29 2 deaths 3 centenaries 1 transition 20 birthdays	30 1 centenary 17 birthdays	31 2 deaths 1 centenary 1 transition 23 birthdays

August 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1 2 centenaries 1 transition 26 birthdays	2 1 death 1 centenary 1 transition 19 birthdays
3 2 deaths 2 centenaries 21 birthdays	4 2 centenaries 29 birthdays	5 2 deaths 2 centenaries 1 transition 1 election 20 birthdays	6 2 centenaries 24 birthdays	7 1 death 4 centenaries 25 birthdays	8 1 death 2 centenaries 31 birthdays	9 6 centenaries 14 birthdays
10 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 14 birthdays	11 5 centenaries 20 birthdays	12 1 death 1 centenary 18 birthdays	13 1 death 5 centenaries 15 birthdays	14 1 death 6 centenaries 17 birthdays	15 3 centenaries 28 birthdays	16 2 centenaries 19 birthdays
17 1 death 4 centenaries 1 transition 18 birthdays	18 4 deaths 1 transition 25 birthdays	19 1 death 5 centenaries 18 birthdays	20 4 centenaries 30 birthdays	21 5 centenaries 24 birthdays	22 2 deaths 1 centenary 18 birthdays	23 2 deaths 4 centenaries 19 birthdays
24 2 deaths 22 birthdays	25 1 death 6 centenaries 24 birthdays	26 4 centenaries 1 transition 21 birthdays	27 3 centenaries 15 birthdays	28 4 centenaries 19 birthdays	29 2 deaths 5 centenaries 1 transition 24 birthdays	30 3 centenaries 16 birthdays
31 2 centenaries 2 transitions 25 birthdays

September 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 3 centenaries 2 transitions 22 birthdays	2 1 centenary 1 transition 18 birthdays	3 4 centenaries 17 birthdays	4 2 centenaries 23 birthdays	5 2 centenaries 1 transition 18 birthdays	6 1 death 4 centenaries 27 birthdays
7 2 deaths 4 centenaries 21 birthdays	8 3 centenaries 20 birthdays	9 2 centenaries 5 elections 24 birthdays	10 7 centenaries 24 birthdays	11 3 centenaries 22 birthdays	12 1 centenary 30 birthdays	13 1 marriage 1 death 2 centenaries 19 birthdays
14 2 centenaries 16 birthdays	15 1 centenary 20 birthdays	16 4 centenaries 28 birthdays	17 1 death 1 centenary 20 birthdays	18 2 centenaries 19 birthdays	19 2 centenaries 21 birthdays	20 6 centenaries 15 birthdays
21 1 death 4 centenaries 15 birthdays	22 24 birthdays	23 5 centenaries 1 election 17 birthdays	24 2 deaths 1 centenary 11 birthdays	25 6 centenaries 16 birthdays	26 4 centenaries 15 birthdays	27 3 centenaries 18 birthdays
28 3 centenaries 21 birthdays	29 3 centenaries 27 birthdays	30 6 centenaries 15 birthdays

October 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1 2 centenaries 22 birthdays	2 6 centenaries 15 birthdays	3 6 centenaries 23 birthdays	4 1 death 6 centenaries 13 birthdays
5 2 centenaries 14 birthdays	6 2 deaths 1 centenary 22 birthdays	7 8 centenaries 1 transition 14 birthdays	8 2 deaths 5 centenaries 25 birthdays	9 1 death 3 centenaries 22 birthdays	10 9 centenaries 19 birthdays	11 1 death 4 centenaries 23 birthdays
12 1 death 23 birthdays	13 4 centenaries 14 birthdays	14 13 birthdays	15 2 deaths 4 centenaries 26 birthdays	16 2 deaths 2 centenaries 29 birthdays	17 4 centenaries 19 birthdays	18 2 deaths 3 centenaries 16 birthdays
19 1 centenary 12 birthdays	20 2 centenaries 26 birthdays	21 2 centenaries 16 birthdays	22 4 centenaries 13 birthdays	23 1 death 1 centenary 15 birthdays	24 4 centenaries 26 birthdays	25 2 deaths 6 centenaries 1 transition 17 birthdays
26 1 death 4 centenaries 26 birthdays	27 1 death 3 centenaries 12 birthdays	28 2 deaths 5 centenaries 1 transition 9 birthdays	29 1 death 3 centenaries 20 birthdays	30 2 centenaries 18 birthdays	31 3 centenaries 23 birthdays

November 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1 3 centenaries 1 transition 18 birthdays
2 4 centenaries 22 birthdays	3 1 death 7 centenaries 27 birthdays	4 3 centenaries 38 elections 13 birthdays	5 3 centenaries 22 birthdays	6 2 centenaries 19 birthdays	7 3 centenaries 1 election 18 birthdays	8 2 centenaries 22 birthdays
9 3 centenaries 15 birthdays	10 1 centenary 28 birthdays	11 1 death 4 centenaries 1 transition 21 birthdays	12 1 death 5 centenaries 20 birthdays	13 2 centenaries 18 birthdays	14 2 centenaries 1 transition 26 birthdays	15 1 death 7 centenaries 1 transition 21 birthdays
16 1 centenary 13 birthdays	17 1 centenary 23 birthdays	18 4 centenaries 12 birthdays	19 5 centenaries 16 birthdays	20 4 centenaries 23 birthdays	21 1 death 4 centenaries 24 birthdays	22 4 centenaries 21 birthdays
23 1 death 2 centenaries 20 birthdays	24 3 centenaries 21 birthdays	25 1 death 1 centenary 17 birthdays	26 3 centenaries 19 birthdays	27 4 centenaries 21 birthdays	28 1 death 2 centenaries 1 transition 16 birthdays	29 1 death 4 centenaries 15 birthdays
30 1 death 1 centenary 21 birthdays

December 1997

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 1 death 4 centenaries 12 birthdays	2 1 death 5 centenaries 16 birthdays	3 1 death 4 centenaries 21 birthdays	4 1 centenary 13 birthdays	5 3 deaths 3 centenaries 10 birthdays	6 1 death 5 centenaries 27 birthdays
7 2 centenaries 1 transition 22 birthdays	8 5 centenaries 17 birthdays	9 2 deaths 2 centenaries 20 birthdays	10 4 centenaries 24 birthdays	11 1 death 4 centenaries 18 birthdays	12 1 death 2 centenaries 25 birthdays	13 5 centenaries 22 birthdays
14 1 death 6 centenaries 18 birthdays	15 3 centenaries 21 birthdays	16 5 centenaries 19 birthdays	17 3 centenaries 16 birthdays	18 1 death 4 centenaries 22 birthdays	19 2 centenaries 21 birthdays	20 5 centenaries 27 birthdays
21 6 centenaries 19 birthdays	22 1 death 1 centenary 1 transition 17 birthdays	23 3 centenaries 23 birthdays	24 7 centenaries 1 transition 18 birthdays	25 5 centenaries 15 birthdays	26 2 deaths 1 centenary 19 birthdays	27 2 centenaries 14 birthdays
28 1 death 4 centenaries 25 birthdays	29 2 centenaries 24 birthdays	30 2 deaths 4 centenaries 1 election 13 birthdays	31 6 centenaries 2 transitions 20 birthdays

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