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- NAME: Hank Aaron
- OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Baseball Player
- BIRTH DATE: February 05, 1934 (Age: 79)
- EDUCATION: Central High School, Josephine Allen Institute
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Mobile, Alabama
- Full Name: Henry Louis Aaron
- AKA: Henry Aaron
- AKA: "Hammerin' Hank"
- ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius
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Considered one of the best baseball players of all time, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record when he hit his 715th home run in 1974, before setting a new Major League Record with 755 home runs in the same year.
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Hank Aaron was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002.
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