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Who was born in August 1899

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Jorge Luis Borges

18991986

Argentine writer, essayist, poet, and translator known for his profound short stories like Ficciones and El Aleph, which explored themes of labyrinths, infinity, and dreams, and significantly influenced magical realism and philosophical literature

Ferhat Abbas

18991985

Algerian politician who was the first President of the Provisional Government of Algeria and the National Constitutional Assembly

Alfred Hitchcock

18991980

British filmmaker known as the "Master of Suspense" who directed over 50 feature films and hosted the iconic Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series

P. L. Travers

18991996

Australian-British novelist, actress, and journalist best known as the creator of the Mary Poppins series of books