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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
General, U.S. President, Journalist / 1890 - 1969
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, promoted Atoms for Peace at the United Nations General Assembly in order to ease Cold War tensions.
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Man Ray
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- Name Changers
- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Painters
Man Ray
Painter, Photographer, Filmmaker / 1890 - 1976
Man Ray was primarily known for his photography, which spanned both the Dada and Surrealism movements.
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Colonel Harland Sanders
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- Famous Chefs
- Famous People Born in 1890
Colonel Harland Sanders
Entrepreneur, Chef / 1890 - 1980
Colonel Sanders is best known for creating a fried chicken recipe that would become the world's fast-food chicken chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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Charles de Gaulle
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- Fantastically French
- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Military Leaders
Charles de Gaulle
Military Leader, World Leader / 1890 - 1970
Charles de Gaulle rose from French soldier in World War I to exiled leader and, eventually, president of the Fifth Republic. He served as president from 1959 to 1969.
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Agatha Christie
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- Fright Writers
- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Playwrights
Agatha Christie
Author, Playwright / 1890 - 1976
Agatha Christie was a mystery writer who was one of the world's top-selling authors with works like Murder on the Orient Express and The Mystery of the Blue Train.
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Elpidio Quirino
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous People Born in 1890
- Famous Filipinos
Elpidio Quirino
World Leader / 1890 - 1956
Elpidio Quirino (1890–1956) was the second president of the Independent Republic of the Philippines.
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