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Former White House Press Secretary James Brady who survived the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan has died at the age of 73.
Brady was left permanently disabled after being shot in the head on March 30, 1981, by John Hinckley, Jr., outside the Washington Hilton Hotel.
News media erroneously announced that he had died. Brady, later in life, became an active and outspoken advocate for gun control, and lobbied for stricter handgun and assault-weapon laws, AP reported.