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Sunday Dec 24, 1905 to Monday Apr 5, 1976
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Thursday Aug 19, 1830 to Thursday Apr 11, 1895
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Tuesday May 2, 1972 to Present
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Tuesday Jul 5, 1994 to Present
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Tuesday Dec 7, 1993 to Present
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Sunday Jan 12, 1975 to Present
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Sunday Jan 1, 1888 to Present
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Tuesday Sep 17, 1991 to Present
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Tuesday Feb 5, 1985 to Present
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Friday May 12, 1865 to Thursday May 11, 1865
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Monday Aug 1, 1927 to Monday Aug 7, 1950
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Monday May 21, 1860 to Thursday Sep 29, 1927
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Friday May 22, 1942 to Feb, 2022
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Thursday Feb 24, 2022 to Present
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Wednesday Dec 30, 1964 to Present
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Saturday Jan 7, 1978 to Sunday Feb 11, 1979
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Tuesday Apr 16, 1867 to Friday Jan 30, 1948
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Thursday Apr 7, 1994 to Friday Jul 15, 1994
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Thursday May 17, 1792 to Present
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Thursday Jun 20, 1946 to Present
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Thursday May 15, 1997 to Present
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Sunday Jan 12, 1964 to Present
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Wednesday Jul 25, 1894 to Wednesday Apr 17, 1895
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Monday Jun 4, 1883 to Saturday Apr 20, 1946
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Wednesday Jul 7, 1937 to Sunday Sep 2, 1945
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Saturday Dec 19, 1998 to Friday Feb 12, 1999
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Wednesday Oct 27, 1858 to Monday Jan 6, 1919
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Saturday Mar 5, 1949 to Present
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Wednesday Jan 26, 1921 to Sunday Oct 3, 1999
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Tuesday May 10, 1887 to Thursday Oct 3, 1929
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Saturday Dec 1, 1962 to Saturday Nov 3, 1990
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Wednesday Aug 6, 1806 to Wednesday Jan 18, 1871
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Thursday Mar 27, 1986 to Present
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Friday Oct 28, 1955 to Present
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Sunday Nov 16, 1958 to Present
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Tuesday May 18, 1920 to Saturday Apr 2, 2005
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Saturday Jun 28, 1919 to Saturday Jan 10, 1920
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Saturday Jan 10, 1920 to Saturday Apr 20, 1946
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Monday Jun 28, 1971 to Present
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Sunday Jun 11, 1899 to Sunday Apr 16, 1972
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Thursday Jul 28, 1814 to Wednesday Nov 11, 1818
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Friday Jun 28, 1940 to Present
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Saturday Sep 15, 1984 to Present
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Sunday Dec 4, 1892 to Thursday Nov 20, 1975
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Friday Feb 26, 1954 to Present
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Dec, 1770 to Monday Mar 26, 1827
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Tuesday Jun 27, 1972 to Present
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Thursday Dec 28, 1922 to Monday Nov 12, 2018
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Saturday Oct 1, 1966 to Present
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Thursday Nov 7, 1867 to Wednesday Jul 4, 1934
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Monday Apr 8, 1974 to Saturday Feb 2, 2013
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Monday Jun 2, 1986 to Present
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Wednesday Dec 20, 1989 to Wednesday Jan 31, 1990
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Wednesday Nov 14, 2001 to Present
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Saturday Mar 4, 1769 to Thursday Aug 2, 1849
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Tuesday Aug 26, 1997 to Present
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Wednesday Nov 13, 1918 to Sunday Aug 3, 1919
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Wednesday Nov 23, 1921 to Monday Jan 6, 2003
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Tuesday Apr 19, 1910 to Present
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509 BC to 27 BC
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1299 to Monday Mar 3, 1924
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17th Century to Present
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Monday May 28, 1945 to Present
Donald Trump
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Friday Jun 14, 1946 to Present
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Monday Nov 15, 1971 to Present
World War II
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Friday Sep 1, 1939 to Sunday Sep 2, 1945
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1883 to Present
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Apr, 1919 to Dec, 1919
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Wednesday Oct 23, 1940 to Present
Hugo Chávez
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Wednesday Jul 28, 1954 to Tuesday Mar 5, 2013
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Jacintha Darlene Gardner was born on 5 October 1985. She is the daughter of Chris Gardner. Her broth...

Saturday Oct 5, 1985 to Present
Richard Branson

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Tuesday Jul 18, 1950 to Present
Celine Dion
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Saturday Mar 30, 1968 to Present
Elizabeth Holmes

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Friday Mar 2, 1984 to Present
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Friday Dec 13, 115 to Present
Sojourner Truth

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1797 to Monday Nov 26, 1883
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1645 to Nov, 1979
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27 BC to 395
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Saturday Jun 29, 1985 to Present
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