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    José de Escandón y Helguera, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda was a Spanish Indian-fighter in New Spain...

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    Carl Pontus Wikner was a famed Swedish lecturer in philosophy and professor of aesthetics in...

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    Otto Ambros was a German chemist and Nazi war criminal, notably involved with the research of...

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    Curtis Thomas "Curt" Simmons is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from...

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    Stan Stammers is best known as the bass player for post punk band Theatre of Hate, Spear Of...

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    Nathuram Vinayak Godse was the sole assassin of Mahatma Gandhi—the pre-eminent leader of Indian...

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    Jordan Lynne Pruitt is an American recording artist. After recording a demo album in 2006,...

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    Marshall Sylver, born Marshall Walter Sylwestrzak, is a motivational speaker, author, and...

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    I was not able to find anything on the famous artist Do Ho Suh
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  • Kathleen Castillo
    Kathleen Castillo
    Is there a way to search by last name only?
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    • STANDS4
      STANDS4
      Hey Kathleen -- great idea! We've just added the option to also search by last name...
      LikeReply 136 years ago
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    Olynthia Hamilton
    I was not able to find anything on the famous artist Do Ho Suh
    LikeReply 87 years ago
  • Ibrahim Mahmoud
    Ibrahim Mahmoud
    Luciano Vssalo was an Ethiopian Foot Ball Player / Captain / Coach of the Ethiopian National Team. In 1962 the National Team has won the 3rd African Cup against Egypt. Ethiopia 4 - 2 Egypt .
    LikeReply 88 years ago

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