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Hugh Rowan 1924 - 1973

Hugh Rowan was born on March 12, 1924, and died at age 49 years old in August 1973. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hugh Rowan.
Hugh Rowan
March 12, 1924
August 1973
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  • 03/12
    1924

    Birthday

    March 12, 1924
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  • 08/dd
    1973

    Death

    August 1973
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Hugh Rowan lived 23 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 49.
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In 1924, in the year that Hugh Rowan was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1934, he was merely 10 years old when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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