Politics · 1926–2020

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (UK:, US:; French:; 2 February 1926 – 2 December 2020), also known as simply Giscard or VGE, was President of France from 1974 to 1981.

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Age at death: 94
Years since death: 5

Born: February 2, 1926 · Koblenz, Germany
Died: December 2, 2020
Nationality: French
Known for: Politics

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1882–1941

James Joyce

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1905–1982

Ayn Rand

Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; February 2, 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, was a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing a philosophical system which she named Objectivism.

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Park Geun-hye

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1754–1839

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (French:; 2 February 1754 – 17 May 1838), 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French secularized clergyman, statesman, and leading diplomat. After studying theology, he became Agent-General of the Clergy in 1780.

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b. 1987

Gerard Piqué

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1769–1844

Ivan Krylov

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1809–1865

Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the United States who led the nation through the Civil War and abolished slavery.

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1911–2004

Ronald Reagan

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1809–1882

Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin ( DAR-win; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.

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