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    Who was born in April 1889

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    António de Oliveira Salazar

    António de Oliveira Salazar

    18891970

    Portuguese statesman, economist, and academic who served as Prime Minister from 1932 to 1968, establishing the Estado Novo regime, one of modern Europe's longest-lived authoritarian dictatorships

    Ludwig Wittgenstein

    Ludwig Wittgenstein

    18891951

    Austrian philosopher and logician known for his work in logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language

    Paul Karrer

    Paul Karrer

    18891971

    Swiss chemist and biochemist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his investigations on carotenoids, flavins, and vitamins A and B2

    Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

    18891945

    Austrian-born German politician, dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, main instigator of World War II, and central figure in the perpetration of the Holocaust

    Charlie Chaplin

    Charlie Chaplin

    18891977

    English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who created the iconic screen persona of the Tramp, becoming a worldwide legend of the silent film era and one of cinema's most important figures

    Arnold J. Toynbee

    Arnold J. Toynbee

    18891975

    English historian and philosopher who studied civilizations and served as Director of Studies at Chatham House, producing 34 volumes on international affairs

    Gabriela Mistral

    Gabriela Mistral

    18891957

    Chilean poet, diplomat, and educator who became the first Latin American author to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature for her powerful lyric poetry