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Who was born in 1863

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David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George

18631945

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who led the nation through the First World War, known for social reforms and negotiating the Irish Free State

Wilhelm Marx

Wilhelm Marx

18631946

German judge and politician who served twice as Chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic, becoming its longest-serving chancellor

Pierre de Coubertin

Pierre de Coubertin

18631937

French educator, historian, and sports official known as the founder of the modern Olympic Games and co-founder of the International Olympic Committee

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Konstantinos P. Cavafy

Konstantinos P. Cavafy

18631933

Greek-Egyptian poet and journalist known for his distinctive style, considered a major figure in modern Greek and Western poetry

June

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Max Wolf

Max Wolf

18631932

German astronomer and astrophotography pioneer who revolutionized celestial observation and led the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

July

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Henry Ford

Henry Ford

18631947

American industrialist and entrepreneur who founded the Ford Motor Company, pioneering affordable automobiles for the middle class through the system of Fordism

August

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Gaston Doumergue

Gaston Doumergue

18631937

French lawyer and statesman who served as President of France from 1924 to 1931

September

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Arthur Henderson

Arthur Henderson

18631935

British politician and trade unionist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and the first Labour cabinet minister who led the party in three different decades

October

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Austen Chamberlain

Austen Chamberlain

18631937

British politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner known for his crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty and serving as Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Leo Baekeland

Leo Baekeland

18631944

Belgian American inventor and chemist known as "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for inventing Velox photographic paper and Bakelite

Paul Signac

Paul Signac

18631935

French Neo-Impressionist painter and graphic artist known for co-developing the Pointillism technique with Georges Seurat

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

18631914

Austro-Hungarian politician and heir presumptive whose assassination in Sarajevo directly triggered World War I

George Santayana

George Santayana

18631952

Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist known for works like *The Sense of Beauty* and *The Life of Reason*

Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch

18631944

Norwegian painter and graphic artist widely known for his iconic 1893 work, The Scream, and his profound contributions to modern art