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  • W. Ross Thatcher (107)

    Wilbert Ross Thatcher, PC was the ninth Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, serving from 2 May 1964...

  • Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (197)

    Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was a French sculptor and painter during the Second Empire under Napoleon...

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    Qin Bangxian, better known as Bo Gu was a senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party in its...

  • H. Jones (84)

    Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones, VC, OBE, known as H. Jones, was a British army officer and...

  • Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia (145)

    Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia was a Russian grand duke, the youngest son of Grand...

  • Ephraim P. Holmes (116)

    Ephraim Paul Holmes was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as commander in...

  • Archibald Clunes Innes (225)

    Archibald Clunes Innes was a soldier and pastoralist from Thrumster, Caithness, Scotland. When...

  • Ne Win (113)

    Ne Win was a Burmese politician and military commander. He was Prime Minister of Burma from 1958...

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    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 136 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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