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As they say in the bible, that you're supposed to rejoice when people die and mourn when they're born, because it's one of the most painful acts you go through in life, is being born, and dying.

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Gregg Allman
Age: 69 †
Born: 1947
Born: December 8
Died: 2017
Died: May 27
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Gregory Lenoir Allman
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