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  • Eugen Felix (188)

    Eugen Felix was an Austrian painter. He started his studies with Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller and...

  • Ulysses S. Grant and the American Civil War (202)

    Ulysses S. Grant was the most successful Union or Confederate general during the American Civil...

  • Cuba Gooding, Sr. (80)

    Cuba Gooding, Sr. is the lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, most notable for its...

  • Yisrael Hasson (69)

    Yisrael Hasson is an Israeli politician and former Deputy Director of Shin Bet. He is currently...

  • Arielle Dombasle (66)

    Arielle Dombasle is a French-American singer, actress, director and model. She is of French...

  • Valeri Polyakov (82)

    Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov is a Russian former cosmonaut. He is the holder of the record for...

  • Hy Myers (135)

    Henry "Hy" Myers was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over all or part of 14...

  • Lakhdar Boumediene (58)

    Lakhdar Boumediene, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was held in military custody in the...

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  • steele_n
    steele_n
    I was not able to find anything on the famous artist Do Ho Suh
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  • courtneye
    courtneye
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  • Kathleen Castillo
    Kathleen Castillo
    Is there a way to search by last name only?
    LikeReply 146 years ago
    • STANDS4
      STANDS4
      Hey Kathleen -- great idea! We've just added the option to also search by last name...
      LikeReply 135 years ago
  • Olynthia Hamilton
    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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