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  • 21Marja — (Arabic/Persian: مرجع), also appearing as Marja Taqlid or Marja Dini (Arabic/Persian: مرجع تقليد / مرجع ديني), literally means Source to Imitate/Follow or Religious Reference . It is the label provided to Shia authority, a Grand Ayatollah with… …

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  • 22Vladimir Platonov — Vladimir Petrovich Platonov( be. Уладзімір Пятровіч Платонаў, Uladzimir Piatrovic Platonau; ru. Владимир Петрович Платонов, Vladimir Platonov)(born December 1, 1939) is a Belarusian mathematician. Academic career Platonov received his doctorate… …

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  • 23Henri Gouraud (French Army officer) — Infobox Military Person name=Henri Gouraud caption=Henri Gouraud in Morocco born=17 November 1867 died=16 September 1946 placeofbirth=Paris, France placeofdeath=Paris, France nickname= allegiance=France branch=French Army serviceyears=1890 1937… …

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  • 24P. C. Wren — Percival Christopher Wren Percival Christopher Wren Born Percy Wren 1 November 1875(1875 11 01) Deptford, South London, England United Kingdom, Europe Died …

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  • 25Joaquim Machado de Castro — (Coimbra, 1731 Lisbon, 1822), one of Portugal s foremost sculptors. He wrote extensively on his works and the theory behind them, including a full length discussion of the statue of D. José I entitled Descripção analytica da execucão da estatua… …

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  • 26Marcelo H. del Pilar — For the name of school, see Marcelo H. del Pilar National High School. Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán Born August 30, 1850 Cupang, Bulacan, Bulacan, Philippines …

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  • 27Cyriel Verschaeve — Statue in Alveringem Born 30 April 1874(1874 04 30) Ardooie Died 8 November 1949 …

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  • 28Thomas Ruffin — (1787 1870) was an American jurist and Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829 to 1852 and again from 1858 to 1859. He was Chief Justice of that Court from 1833 to 1852. Born in Virginia, Ruffin graduated from Princeton University… …

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  • 29Mark Norris (Canadian politician) — For the Tennessee politician, see Mark Norris (U.S. politician). Mark Norris (born 1962) is an Alberta politician, former MLA and candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives. Norris was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and… …

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  • 30Jimmy and the Boys — were an Australian New Wave band, active from 1975 to 1982, best known for their incredibly violent stage shows. The act revolved around vocalist Ignatius Jones and keyboard player Joylene Hairmouth a couple of friends from Cranbrook and… …

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