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Born: June 2, 1921 in Vertujeni, Romania
Born: May 12, 1886 in Husi, Romania
Born: March 2, 1911 in Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary
Born: 1896 in Kaluszyn, Poland
Born: 1883 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Born: March 7, 1930 in Kolbuszowa, Poland
Born: September 20, 1931 in Bologna, Italy
Born: February 7, 1929 in Budapest, Hungary
Born: January 18, 1920 in Koestenberg-Velden, Austria
Born: April 30, 1930 in Lodz, Poland
Born: May 1, 1933 in Cologne, Germany
Born: July 27, 1924 in Warsaw, Poland
Born: April 20, 1931 in Wampersdorf, Austria
Born: October 19, 1886 in Doernbach, Germany
Born: 1918 in Kaluszyn, Poland
Born: December 5, 1916 in Loosdrecht, Netherlands
Born: December 4, 1918 in Husi, Romania
Born: 1886 in Vachnovka, Ukraine
Born: September 2, 1928 in Brussels, Belgium
Born: February 26, 1920 in Berlin, Germany
Born: March 15, 1928 in Pabianice, Poland
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