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Read CNN’s Fast Facts about Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico.
No cause of death was listed for Bill Richardson, a former governor, congressman, U.N. ambassador and U.S. secretary of energy.
Nov. 15, 1947: Bill Richardson is born in Pasadena, Calif., to William Blaine Richardson Jr. and María Luisa López-Collada.