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Ilya Mikhailovich Frank

Ilya Mikhailovich Frank

19081990

Soviet physicist and Nobel laureate recognized for his explanation of Cherenkov radiation

Enver Hoxha

Enver Hoxha

19081985

Albanian communist revolutionary, statesman, and political theorist who led Albania as First Secretary of the Party of Labour and Prime Minister from 1944 to 1985

John Kenneth Galbraith

John Kenneth Galbraith

19082006

Canadian-American economist, diplomat, and public official whose bestselling books on economics and influential service during World War II helped stabilize the American economy

Mercè Rodoreda

Mercè Rodoreda

19081983

Catalan novelist, poet, and short story writer whose works in the Catalan language left a lasting mark on Spanish literature

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

19081942

American actress renowned for her energetic and off-beat roles in screwball comedies, recognized by the American Film Institute as one of Classic Hollywood's greatest female stars