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Who was born in December 1917

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Heinrich Böll

Heinrich Böll

19171985

German writer and Nobel Prize laureate known for his post-World War II literature and contributions to German letters

Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke

19172008

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist who co-created 2001: A Space Odyssey and pioneered scientifically grounded speculative fiction