# Tom Hayden has died

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**Created:** [October 24, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-hayden-has-died/769619 "2016-10-24T19:47:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-hayden-has-died/769619/1 "2016-10-24T19:47:42Z")

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Political activist and former husband to Jane Fonda, [Tom Hayden has died](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/us/tom-hayden-dead.html?_r=1).

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> His wife, Barbara Williams, confirmed the death to The Associated Press. Mr. Hayden had been suffering from heart problems and fell ill while attending the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July.

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-hayden-has-died/769619/2 "2016-10-24T21:29:02Z")

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How many of the Chicago Seven are still alive? So I looked this up:  
Abbie Hoffman died at 52 in 1989  
Jerry Rubin died at 56 in 1994  
David Dellinger died at 88 in 2004  
Rennie Davis is still alive at 75  
John Froines born in 1939 is apparently still alive  
Lee Weiner born in 1939 is apparently still alive

Bobby Seale who had his trial severed (thus part of the Chicago Eight but not Chicago Seven) is still alive at 80

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-hayden-has-died/769619/3 "2016-10-24T21:46:07Z")

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I’m surprised that Froines is still alive. I thought I read he died many years ago.

Hayden was a co-author of the [Port Huron Statement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Huron_Statement). I wonder if he was one of the guys [The Dude](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/) complained about:

"I was, uh, one of the authors of the Port Huron Statement. The original Port Huron Statement.

Not the compromised second draft."