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Nicholas II18th May, Russian
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First Female Magistrate in Canada
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Kate Jackson30th November, American
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John Rogan16th February, American
Second tallest person in history
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Magnus Hirschfeld14th May, German
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Tom Dempsey20th January, American
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Fuad I of Egypt26th March, Egyptian
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Charles Maurras20th April, French
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Gichin Funakoshi10th November, Japanese
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Caliph
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August Horch12th October, German
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William Allen White10th February, American
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Felix Hausdorff8th November, German, Polish
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Émile Chartier3rd March, French
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Pierina Legnani30th September, Italian
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Ștefan Luchian1st February, Romanian
painter, pastelist, watercolourist
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Harry Holland10th June, Australian
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