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Born: 1895–1895
Levi Eshkol

Levi Eshkol

18951969

Israeli politician, Prime Minister, and a founder of the Israeli Labor Party who led the nation through significant periods

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Liaquat Ali Khan

Liaquat Ali Khan

18951951

Pakistan's first Prime Minister who consolidated the new nation from 1947 until his assassination in 1951

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Zog I of Albania

Zog I of Albania

18951961

Albanian statesman who served as the nation's prime minister, president, and only king, guiding Albania from 1922 to 1939

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Carl Orff

Carl Orff

18951982

German composer and music educator known for the cantata Carmina Burana and his influential Schulwerk concepts in children's music education

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Max Horkheimer

Max Horkheimer

18951973

German philosopher and sociologist known for developing critical theory and his leadership of the Institute for Social Research, associated with the Frankfurt School.

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Marcel Pagnol

Marcel Pagnol

18951974

French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker known for his mastery across multiple literary and cinematic genres

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Artturi Ilmari Virtanen

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen

18951973

Finnish chemist and professor awarded the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method

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Dolores Ibárruri

Dolores Ibárruri

18951989

Spanish Republican leader and communist politician renowned for her powerful '¡No Pasarán!' slogan during the Spanish Civil War

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Gerhard Domagk

Gerhard Domagk

18951964

German bacteriologist and pathologist who received the Nobel Prize for discovering prontosil's antibacterial effects

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Ernst Jünger

Ernst Jünger

18951998

German writer, soldier, and philosopher known for his World War I memoir *Storm of Steel* and his prolific contributions to conservatism, penning over forty books throughout his distinguished career

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Ragnar Frisch

Ragnar Frisch

18951973

Norwegian economist who coined 'econometrics,' 'microeconomics,' and 'macroeconomics,' and shared the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for developing dynamic economic models

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Cemal Gürsel

Cemal Gürsel

18951966

Turkish military officer and politician who served as the 4th President of the Republic of Turkey from 1960 to 1966

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Robert Graves

Robert Graves

18951985

Distinguished English poet, novelist, and critic known for works like 'Claudius the god' and his deep exploration of Greek and Irish mythology

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Paul Éluard

Paul Éluard

18951952

French poet, surrealist movement founder, writer, politician, artist, and French resistance fighter

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Juan Perón

Juan Perón

18951974

Argentine military officer, politician, and statesperson who served as president of Argentina from 1946–55 and 1973–74, known for establishing Peronism, a lasting political movement

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Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jiddu Krishnamurti

18951986

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker, and writer who rejected the role of World Teacher to advocate for individual inquiry and a radical transformation of mankind

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George VI

George VI

18951952

King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952, last Emperor of India, and first Head of the Commonwealth

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