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Saturday Mar 5, 1949 to Present
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Sunday Dec 19, 1875 to Monday Apr 3, 1950
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Friday Apr 2, 1982 to Monday Jun 14, 1982
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Saturday Jan 25, 1964 to Present
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Monday Aug 22, 2005 to Wednesday Aug 31, 2005
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Sunday Oct 7, 1900 to Wednesday May 23, 1945
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Thursday Jun 27, 1991 to Sunday Jul 7, 1991
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Thursday May 8, 1884 to Tuesday Dec 26, 1972
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Wednesday Apr 21, 1926 to Present
Charles Cholmondeley and Ewen Montagu

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Saturday Apr 17, 1943 to Friday Apr 30, 1943
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1961 to 1989
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Wednesday Jun 24, 1987 to Present
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1952 to Present
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Tuesday Dec 7, 1993 to Present
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Sunday Jan 1, 1888 to Present
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Wednesday Oct 12, 1949 to Present
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Friday Aug 13, 1926 to Friday Nov 25, 2016
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Monday Nov 19, 1917 to Wednesday Oct 31, 1984
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Wednesday Oct 11, 1899 to Saturday May 31, 1902
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Tuesday Jan 1, 2008 to Saturday Dec 31, 2011
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32nd Century BC to 332 BC
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Thursday Jun 23, 2005 to Present
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Dec, 2019 to Present
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31st Century BC to 4th Century BC
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Saturday Oct 5, 1985 to Present
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Wednesday Oct 27, 1897 to Tuesday May 1, 1945
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Wednesday Sep 24, 1902 to Saturday Jun 3, 1989
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Thursday Jul 1, 1954 to Friday Jan 3, 2020
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26th Century BC to 10th Century
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Wednesday Jan 26, 1921 to Sunday Oct 3, 1999
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Friday Feb 18, 1949 to Thursday Feb 21, 2002
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Wednesday Jan 1, 1992 to Monday Dec 31, 2018
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Thursday Apr 24, 1800 to Present
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Monday Aug 29, 1842 to Present
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1985 to 2019
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Friday Apr 25, 1947 to Thursday Mar 24, 2016
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Sunday Feb 12, 1809 to Saturday Apr 15, 1865
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Sunday Jan 1, 1961 to Monday Jan 1, 1990
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Monday Oct 6, 1952 to Present
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1268 to 1268
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Thursday Sep 17, 1908 to Present
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Saturday May 4, 1929 to Wednesday Jan 20, 1993
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Friday Jan 25, 1901 to 1969
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Monday Nov 15, 1971 to Present
Marie Curie
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Thursday Nov 7, 1867 to Wednesday Jul 4, 1934
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Tuesday Apr 19, 1910 to Present
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933 to Present
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1789 to 1848
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Thursday Apr 1, 1976 to Present
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1953 to Present
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1250 to 1517
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Saturday Jun 14, 1777 to Present
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1956 to Present
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1928 to Present
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Monday May 14, 1984 to Present
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Sunday Sep 26, 1976 to Present
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Saturday Feb 21, 1948 to Wednesday Feb 25, 1948
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Friday Aug 26, 1910 to Friday Sep 5, 1997
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Saturday Jan 9, 1982 to Present
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Wednesday Jun 4, 1975 to Present
King Juan Carlos Image
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Wednesday Jan 5, 1938 to Present
The Headquarters of the UNCTAD are located at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

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Wednesday Dec 30, 1964 to Present
Marilyn Monroe Image

Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comic "blonde bombshel...

Tuesday Jun 1, 1926 to Saturday Aug 4, 1962
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Wednesday Apr 18, 1906 to Present
Shakira Image
Shakira

Shakira Isabel Mebarak is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, businesswoman, and philanthropist...

Wednesday Feb 2, 1977 to Present
Father's Day
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1908 to Present
Flag of Repubblica Cispadana1

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1815 to 1871
New York Stock Exchange

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Thursday May 17, 1792 to Present
Silvio Berlusconi Image

Silvio Berlusconi (born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who has served ...

Tuesday Sep 29, 1936 to Present
Nelson Mandela Image

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and ph...

Thursday Jul 18, 1918 to Thursday Dec 5, 2013
Lady Liberty under a blue sky

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1865 to Present
Nobel Prize
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Tuesday Dec 10, 1901 to Present
2008 Sichuan earthquake

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Monday May 12, 2008 to Monday May 12, 2008
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Tuesday Feb 9, 1954 to Present
Flames engulf a building following the outbreak of hostilities between the Panamanian Defense Force and U.S. forces during Operation Just Cause

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Wednesday Dec 20, 1989 to Wednesday Jan 31, 1990
Hirohito
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Monday Apr 29, 1901 to Saturday Jan 7, 1989
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Thursday Aug 2, 1990 to Thursday Feb 28, 1991
Patch Adams
Patch Adams

Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams is an American physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author....

Monday May 28, 1945 to Present
Kim Jong-un Image
Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un (born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician. He has been Supreme Leader of North ...

Jan, 1982 to Present
Library
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2600 BC to Present
1792 Unzen earthquake and tsunami

The 1792 Unzen earthquake and tsunami resulted from the volcanic activities of Mount Unzen (in the S...

Monday May 21, 1792 to May, 1792
John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes (5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was a British economist whose i...

Monday Jun 4, 1883 to Saturday Apr 20, 1946
Russell Bufalino

Rosario Alberto Bufalino (born October 29, 1903) was an Italian-born American mobster who became the...

Thursday Oct 29, 1903 to Friday Feb 25, 1994
Windmills
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A wind turbine, or alternatively referred to as a wind energy converter, is a device that converts t...

1st Century to Present
Magdi Yacoub
Magdi Yacoub

Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub is an Egyptian-British cardiothoracic surgeon. He is Professor of Cardiothora...

Saturday Nov 16, 1935 to Friday Nov 15, 1935
Map of conflict zones in Myanmar (Burma) - image

The Conflict in Myanmar is a series of primarily ethnic conflicts within Myanmar that began shortly ...

Friday Apr 2, 1948 to Present
Princess Diana Image

Was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, and th...

Saturday Jul 1, 1961 to Sunday Aug 31, 1997
Facebook Image

Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Men...

Wednesday Feb 4, 2004 to Present
HTC Image
HTC

HTC Corporation is a Taiwanese consumer electronics company headquartered in Xindian District, New T...

Thursday May 15, 1997 to Present
Alfred Nobel Image
Alfred Nobel

Alfred Bernhard Nobel (21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish businessman, chemist, engin...

Monday Oct 21, 1833 to Thursday Dec 10, 1896
Michael Phelps Image

Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American retired competitive swimmer and the most ...

Saturday Jun 29, 1985 to Present
Chocolate
Chocolate

Chocolate is a preparation of roasted and ground cacao seeds that are made in the form of a liquid, ...

15th Century BC to Present
Chernobylreactor

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is a closed nuclear power plant near the abandoned city of Pripyat...

Saturday Apr 26, 1986 to Present
Juan Trippe
Juan Trippe

Juan Terry Trippe was an American commercial aviation pioneer, entrepreneur and the founder of Pan A...

Tuesday Jun 27, 1899 to Friday Apr 3, 1981
Harald V Image
Harald V

Harald V is the King of Norway, having ascended to the throne upon the death of his father King Olav...

Sunday Feb 21, 1937 to Present
Doss Desmond US Army Image

Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) was a United States Army corporal who served...

Friday Feb 7, 1919 to Thursday Mar 23, 2006
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