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Birthdate: November 19, 1875
Sun Sign: Scorpio
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Died: June 6, 1956
3 Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable
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Birthdate: 1745 AD
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4 Ibn an-Nafīs
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5 Hans Egede
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Sun Sign: Aquarius
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Died: November 5, 1758
6 Percivall Pott
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Sun Sign: Capricorn
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Died: December 22, 1788
7 Hormuzd Rassam
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Birthdate: 1826 AD
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Died: September 16, 1910
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18 Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
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19 Joe Farman
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Sun Sign: Libra
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