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Saturday Oct 2, 1869 to Friday Jan 30, 1948
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Friday Apr 2, 1982 to Monday Jun 14, 1982
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Wednesday Sep 8, 1982 to Present
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Tuesday Oct 17, 1972 to Present
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Saturday Nov 5, 1988 to Present
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Tuesday Sep 17, 1991 to Present
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Tuesday Dec 18, 2001 to Present
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Monday Oct 6, 1952 to Present
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Saturday Feb 8, 1834 to Saturday Feb 2, 1907
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Wednesday Oct 27, 1897 to Tuesday May 1, 1945
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Tuesday Aug 15, 1769 to Saturday May 5, 1821
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1881 to 1993
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Friday Apr 2, 1948 to Present
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Wednesday Apr 18, 1906 to Present
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Monday Apr 17, 1961 to Thursday Apr 20, 1961
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Saturday Feb 16, 1963 to Present
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Friday Jul 17, 1936 to Saturday Apr 1, 1939
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Wednesday Nov 14, 2001 to Present
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Friday Jun 23, 1972 to Present
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Friday Sep 4, 1998 to Present
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Tuesday May 5, 1953 to Present
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1941 to Monday Jun 9, 1958
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Wednesday Jan 26, 1921 to Sunday Oct 3, 1999
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Wednesday Oct 11, 1899 to Saturday May 31, 1902
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Tuesday Mar 1, 1938 to Present
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Wednesday Oct 1, 1924 to Present
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Tuesday Oct 27, 2009 to Present
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Sunday Sep 24, 1905 to Monday Nov 1, 1993
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Tuesday Jul 5, 1994 to Present
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Friday Feb 26, 1954 to Present
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15th Century BC to Present
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Thursday Dec 27, 1945 to Present
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Friday Feb 14, 1913 to Friday Jul 30, 1982
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Friday Jun 10, 1921 to Friday Apr 9, 2021
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Thursday Aug 2, 1990 to Thursday Feb 28, 1991
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Sunday Jan 1, 1888 to Present
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Tuesday Jun 27, 1972 to Present
George Washington

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Friday Feb 22, 1732 to Tuesday Dec 14, 1779
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Saturday Jan 10, 1920 to Saturday Apr 20, 1946
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Tuesday Feb 9, 1954 to Present
Bicycle
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1817 to Present
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Saturday Nov 10, 1923 to Friday Mar 8, 1935
Hirohito
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Monday Apr 29, 1901 to Saturday Jan 7, 1989
Vladimir Lenin

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Friday Apr 22, 1870 to Monday Jan 21, 1924
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Sepp Blatter

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Tuesday Mar 10, 1936 to Present
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Sunday Mar 10, 1985 to Thursday Dec 26, 1991
Magdi Yacoub
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Saturday Nov 16, 1935 to Friday Nov 15, 1935
Yasunari Kawabata

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Sunday Jun 11, 1899 to Sunday Apr 16, 1972
Oculus Rift

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