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Sunday Nov 26, 1876 to Saturday Oct 7, 1950
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Tuesday May 29, 1917 to Friday Nov 22, 1963
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Tuesday Sep 11, 2001 to Friday Jul 26, 2019
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Saturday Jan 25, 1964 to Present
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Tuesday Nov 1, 1955 to Wednesday Apr 30, 1975
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Sunday Feb 23, 1868 to Monday Feb 24, 1868
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Monday Jun 4, 1883 to Saturday Apr 20, 1946
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Thursday Aug 2, 1990 to Thursday Feb 28, 1991
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Friday Jun 7, 1940 to Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
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Monday May 14, 1984 to Present
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Wednesday Feb 4, 2004 to Present
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Monday May 12, 2008 to Monday May 12, 2008
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Friday May 22, 1942 to Feb, 2022
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1745 to Present
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2600 BC to Present
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Tuesday Jun 27, 1972 to Present
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Monday Apr 6, 1992 to Thursday Dec 14, 1995
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Saturday Jun 23, 1956 to Sunday Nov 11, 1956
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Sunday May 31, 1970 to Sunday May 31, 1970
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Friday Feb 14, 1913 to Friday Jul 30, 1982
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Tuesday Apr 16, 1867 to Friday Jan 30, 1948
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Saturday Dec 25, 1971 to Present
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Monday Sep 27, 1976 to Present
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Friday Apr 4, 1975 to Present
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Thursday Dec 1, 1949 to Thursday Dec 2, 1993
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Tuesday Oct 13, 1925 to Monday Apr 8, 2013
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Monday Apr 4, 1949 to Present
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Sunday Jul 13, 1930 to Present
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Wednesday Oct 11, 1899 to Saturday May 31, 1902
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1919 to 1933
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Wednesday Nov 23, 1921 to Monday Jan 6, 2003
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Saturday Oct 3, 1981 to Present
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Thursday Apr 24, 1800 to Present
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Thursday Jun 20, 1946 to Present
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1928 to Present
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Saturday Apr 15, 1989 to Sunday Jun 4, 1989
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Wednesday Jul 7, 1937 to Sunday Sep 2, 1945
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Thursday May 17, 1792 to Present
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Wednesday Oct 1, 1924 to Present
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Friday Feb 18, 1949 to Thursday Feb 21, 2002
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Saturday Oct 5, 1985 to Present
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Sunday Oct 7, 1900 to Wednesday May 23, 1945
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Jul, 2012 to Present
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1815 to 1871
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Wednesday Jul 28, 1954 to Tuesday Mar 5, 2013
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Saturday Oct 31, 1964 to Present
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Friday Nov 15, 2002 to Saturday May 1, 2004
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1750 BC to 1180s BC
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1838 to Present
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1865 to Present
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Apr, 1919 to Dec, 1919
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Wednesday Jun 13, 1928 to Saturday May 23, 2015
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1930s to Monday Jan 12, 1942
Harry S. Truman

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Thursday May 8, 1884 to Tuesday Dec 26, 1972
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Saturday Apr 13, 1963 to Present
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Saturday Jun 29, 1985 to Present
Palace of Versailles

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Saturday Jun 28, 1919 to Saturday Jan 10, 1920
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Sunday Dec 24, 1905 to Monday Apr 5, 1976
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Monday May 28, 1945 to Present
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Sunday Feb 20, 2005 to Friday May 24, 2013
Stephen Hawking Image

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Wednesday Jan 7, 1942 to Tuesday Mar 13, 2018
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Saturday Dec 15, 1979 to Present
Angelina Jolie

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Wednesday Jun 4, 1975 to Present
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1883 to Present
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia

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Thursday Feb 24, 2022 to Present
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The Communist insurgency in Sarawak occurred in Malaysia from 1962 to 1990, and involved the North K...

Saturday Dec 1, 1962 to Saturday Nov 3, 1990
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Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON (25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football playe...

Friday Apr 25, 1947 to Thursday Mar 24, 2016
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Saturday Jul 17, 1954 to Present
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