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Monday May 14, 1984 to Present
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Friday Oct 28, 1955 to Present
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Tuesday May 5, 1953 to Present
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Sunday Nov 20, 1910 to Friday May 21, 1920
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Monday Apr 8, 1974 to Saturday Feb 2, 2013
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Monday Nov 30, 1874 to Sunday Jan 24, 1965
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Thursday Aug 18, 1955 to Monday Mar 27, 1972
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Saturday Feb 16, 1963 to Present
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Thursday Jun 20, 1946 to Present
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Wednesday Jan 5, 1172 to Present
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Wednesday Aug 20, 1941 to Saturday Mar 11, 2006
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Tuesday May 2, 1972 to Present
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Saturday Jul 1, 1961 to Sunday Aug 31, 1997
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Saturday Aug 30, 1930 to Present
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Thursday May 17, 1792 to Present
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Saturday Jun 14, 1777 to Present
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Tuesday Apr 19, 1910 to Present
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1200 to Present
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Tuesday Dec 7, 1993 to Present
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Tuesday Jan 1, 2008 to Saturday Dec 31, 2011
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Saturday Jun 29, 1985 to Present
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Tuesday Aug 5, 1930 to Saturday Aug 25, 2012
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Sunday Jan 1, 1956 to Present
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Friday Jan 31, 2020 to Friday Jan 31, 2020
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Friday Mar 21, 1980 to Present
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Sunday Mar 10, 1985 to Thursday Dec 26, 1991
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Wednesday Oct 24, 1945 to Present
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Sunday Dec 4, 1892 to Thursday Nov 20, 1975
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Tuesday Feb 20, 1990 to Present
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Saturday Mar 5, 1949 to Present
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Sunday Jan 1, 1933 to Present
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Tuesday Jul 5, 1994 to Present
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Friday Nov 9, 1731 to Sunday Oct 19, 1806
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1110s BC to 730s BC
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1817 to Present
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Tuesday Sep 29, 1936 to Present
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Friday May 31, 1935 to Friday May 31, 1935
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Sunday Feb 23, 1868 to Monday Feb 24, 1868
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Sunday Oct 9, 1966 to Present
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Monday May 21, 1860 to Thursday Sep 29, 1927
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5th Millenium BC to Present
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Thursday Aug 18, 1949 to Present
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Friday Jun 7, 1940 to Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
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Monday Sep 22, 1980 to Saturday Aug 20, 1988
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Saturday Dec 8, 1962 to Monday Dec 17, 1962
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Sunday Feb 23, 1868 to Tuesday Aug 27, 1963
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Tuesday Aug 26, 1997 to Present
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Wednesday Sep 8, 1954 to Present
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Saturday Feb 3, 1821 to Tuesday May 31, 1910
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Aug, 1907 to Tuesday Jul 21, 1908
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Thursday Jul 18, 1918 to Thursday Dec 5, 2013
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Tuesday Aug 4, 1981 to Present
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Tuesday May 18, 1920 to Saturday Apr 2, 2005
Elliot Page
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Saturday Feb 21, 1987 to Present
George W. Bush

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Saturday Jul 6, 1946 to Present
Lionel Messi
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Wednesday Jun 24, 1987 to Present
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900 BC to 27 BC
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Tuesday Mar 23, 1915 to Sunday Dec 15, 1991
Osama bin Laden Image
Bin Laden

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Sunday Mar 10, 1957 to Monday May 2, 2011
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Saturday Apr 17, 1943 to Friday Apr 30, 1943
Muhammad Yunus

Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and civil society leader who...

Friday Jun 28, 1940 to Present
The Great Wall of China

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220s BC to Present
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Wednesday Apr 19, 1989 to Monday May 1, 1989
Brazilian Revolution of 1930

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Friday Oct 3, 1930 to Friday Oct 24, 1930
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14th Century to Present
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Jair Messias Bolsonaro (born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer, ...

Monday Mar 21, 1955 to Present
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Sofia Kenin

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Saturday Nov 14, 1998 to Present
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