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  • 61Gaius Lucilius — (c. 180 BC 103 BC), the earliest Roman satirist, of whose writings only fragments remain, was born at Suessa Aurunca in Campania.The dates assigned by Jerome for his birth and death are 148 BC and 103 BC or 102 BC. But it is impossible to… …

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  • 62William Beresford — (17 April 1797 ndash; 6 October 1883) was a British Conservative politician. Beresford and Charles Newdegate served as the Conservative whips in the House of Commons after the party split over the Corn Laws. His relations with Benjamin Disraeli… …

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  • 63Marisol Escobar — (1960) Born May 22, 1930 (1930 05 22) (age 81) Paris, France …

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  • 64Walter Langton — Infobox bishopbiog name =Walter Langton religion =Catholic See =Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield Title = Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield Period = 1296 ndash;1321 Predecessor = Roger de Meyland Successor =Roger Northburgh ordination = bishops =… …

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  • 65Edward Bond — (born 18 July 1934) is an English playwright, theatre director, poet, theorist and screenwriter. He is the author of the play Saved (1965), the production of which was instrumental in the abolition of theatre censorship in the UK. His… …

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  • 66Balthasar Russow — (1536 ndash; 1600) was one of the most important Livonian and Estonian chroniclers.Russow was born in Reval (Tallinn). He was educated at an academy in Stettin (Szczecin) in Pomerania. He was the Lutheran pastor of the Estonian congregation at… …

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  • 67Restoration literature — is the English literature written during the historical period commonly referred to as the English Restoration (1660 ndash;1689), which corresponds to the last years of the direct Stuart reign in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. In general …

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  • 68World Gone Wrong — Infobox Album Name = World Gone Wrong Type = Album Artist = Bob Dylan Released = October 26 1993 Recorded = Summer 1993 Genre = Folk, Folk Blues Length = 43:51 Label = Columbia Producer = Bob Dylan Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5… …

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  • 69Paulette (tax) — La Paulette (after the financier Charles Paulet, who proposed it) was the name commonly given to the annual right ( droit annuel ), a special tax levied by the French Crown during the Ancien Régime . It was first instituted on December 12, 1604… …

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  • 70Isaac Sears — (1730 ndash; 1786) was an American merchant, sailor, and political figure who played an important role in the American Revolution. He was born July 1, 1730 at West Brewster, Massachusetts the son of Joshua and Mary Sears. [Dictionary of American… …

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