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Thursday Nov 7, 1867 to Wednesday Jul 4, 1934
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Friday May 31, 1935 to Friday May 31, 1935
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Saturday Dec 19, 1998 to Friday Feb 12, 1999
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Thursday Dec 1, 1949 to Thursday Dec 2, 1993
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Friday Jun 14, 1946 to Present
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Wednesday Nov 24, 1897 to Friday Jan 26, 1962
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Saturday Apr 26, 1986 to Present
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Wednesday Jan 17, 1962 to Present
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Mar, 1957 to Sunday Dec 29, 1974
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Monday Nov 19, 1917 to Wednesday Oct 31, 1984
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Saturday Dec 8, 1962 to Monday Dec 17, 1962
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Sunday Jan 1, 1956 to Present
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Monday Jun 15, 1992 to Present
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Wednesday Oct 24, 1945 to Present
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Wednesday Dec 30, 1964 to Present
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Monday Apr 4, 1949 to Present
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Saturday May 4, 1929 to Wednesday Jan 20, 1993
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Thursday Aug 31, 1995 to Friday Dec 10, 2004
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Wednesday Sep 7, 2016 to Present
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Wednesday Dec 21, 1977 to Present
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Friday Jul 6, 1979 to Present
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Friday Nov 20, 1942 to Present
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Monday Apr 6, 1992 to Thursday Dec 14, 1995
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Monday Nov 18, 1940 to Friday Jan 10, 2020
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Thursday Jun 27, 1991 to Sunday Jul 7, 1991
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Friday Mar 2, 1984 to Present
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Sunday Mar 31, 1991 to Sunday Nov 12, 1995
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Friday Sep 1, 1939 to Sunday Sep 2, 1945
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Monday Aug 23, 1954 to Present
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Friday Aug 26, 1910 to Friday Sep 5, 1997
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Sunday Mar 10, 1957 to Monday May 2, 2011
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1500s to 1517
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Jan, 1982 to Present
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Thursday May 8, 1884 to Tuesday Dec 26, 1972
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1536 to Present
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Tuesday Jun 1, 1926 to Saturday Aug 4, 1962
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Saturday Oct 27, 1945 to Present
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Tuesday Mar 1, 1938 to Present
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1st Millenium BC to 1st Millenium
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750s BC to 509 BC
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Thursday Aug 14, 1941 to Present
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1985 to 2019
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Wednesday Jan 7, 1942 to Tuesday Mar 13, 2018
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The Holocaust

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1941 to 1945
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1986 to Present
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Prince Harry

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Saturday Sep 15, 1984 to Present
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Latter & Blum, ABR, SRS, e-PRO, SFR, GRI, MRP 2018 President of Louisiana REALTORS, and she is well-...

1955 to Present
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Saturday Jul 1, 1961 to Sunday Aug 31, 1997
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Saturday Oct 31, 1964 to Present
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Wednesday May 27, 1964 to Present
Alan Turing
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Sunday Jun 23, 1912 to Monday Jun 7, 1954
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Fido (dog)

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1941 to Monday Jun 9, 1958
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Arameans

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1110s BC to 730s BC
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