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Saturday May 30, 1868 to Present
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Tuesday May 5, 1953 to Present
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Monday Jun 12, 1972 to Present
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Monday Jun 2, 1986 to Present
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Friday Dec 13, 115 to Present
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Monday Dec 17, 1962 to Wednesday Aug 29, 2007
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Saturday Aug 13, 985 to Tuesday Feb 13, 1021
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Tuesday Dec 10, 1901 to Present
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Saturday Dec 1, 1962 to Saturday Nov 3, 1990
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Monday Jun 4, 1883 to Saturday Apr 20, 1946
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Friday Aug 26, 1910 to Friday Sep 5, 1997
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Saturday Mar 30, 1968 to Present
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Monday Nov 6, 1989 to Wednesday Apr 19, 2017
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Monday Mar 11, 1957 to Friday Jan 3, 2020
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Friday Apr 2, 1948 to Present
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Monday Nov 1, 1954 to Monday Mar 19, 1962
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Tuesday Dec 7, 1993 to Present
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Saturday Apr 15, 1989 to Sunday Jun 4, 1989
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Wednesday May 27, 1964 to Present
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Monday Jan 1, 2007 to Monday Dec 31, 2007
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Tuesday Aug 26, 1997 to Present
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Tuesday Jun 16, 1903 to Present
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Saturday Feb 8, 1834 to Saturday Feb 2, 1907
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Wednesday Sep 8, 1954 to Present
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Sunday May 12, 1968 to Present
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Tuesday Jul 5, 1994 to Present
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Thursday Dec 1, 1949 to Thursday Dec 2, 1993
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Wednesday Apr 21, 1926 to Present
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Saturday Nov 22, 1890 to Monday Nov 9, 1970
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Wednesday Nov 14, 2001 to Present
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Wednesday Oct 1, 1924 to Present
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Tuesday Oct 13, 1925 to Monday Apr 8, 2013
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Tuesday Mar 10, 1936 to Present
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Friday Nov 8, 1895 to Present
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Sunday Jun 17, 1900 to Wednesday May 2, 1945
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Sunday May 31, 1970 to Sunday May 31, 1970
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Friday Nov 20, 1942 to Present
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933 to Present
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Saturday Aug 3, 1963 to Friday Sep 29, 2017
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Saturday Mar 5, 1949 to Present
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Wednesday Sep 8, 1982 to Present
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Wednesday Jul 2, 1997 to Friday Jan 1, 1999
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Saturday Jun 23, 1956 to Sunday Nov 11, 1956
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Sunday Feb 12, 1809 to Saturday Apr 15, 1865
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Friday Apr 4, 1975 to Present
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Monday Mar 21, 1955 to Present
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Tuesday Feb 9, 1954 to Present
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Thursday Aug 26, 1999 to Sunday Apr 30, 2000
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Internet

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1950s to Present
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Indira Gandhi

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian politician, stateswoman and a central figure of the Indian...

Monday Nov 19, 1917 to Wednesday Oct 31, 1984
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Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquart...

Saturday Sep 23, 1989 to Present
Reddit
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Thursday Jun 23, 2005 to Present
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Friday Apr 12, 1861 to Tuesday May 9, 1865
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David Cameron

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Sunday Oct 9, 1966 to Present
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Wednesday Aug 6, 1806 to Wednesday Jan 18, 1871
Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Tuesday Oct 14, 1890 to Friday Mar 28, 1969
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Wednesday Jan 1, 1908 to Present
Ronald Reagan
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Monday Feb 6, 1911 to Saturday Jun 5, 2004
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BMW

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Tuesday Mar 7, 1916 to Present
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Wednesday Dec 30, 1964 to Present
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Wednesday Aug 20, 1941 to Saturday Mar 11, 2006
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Thursday Aug 31, 1995 to Friday Dec 10, 2004
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