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  • 121Joseph Priestley — (13 March 1733 (Old Style) – 6 February 1804) was an 18th century British theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, educator, and political theorist who published over 150 works. He is usually credited with the discovery of oxygen,… …

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  • 122Ukiyo-e — nihongo|Ukiyo e|浮世絵|, pictures of the floating world , is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints (or woodcuts) and paintings produced between the 17th and the 20th centuries, featuring motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theatre and… …

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  • 123Catherine II of Russia — Infobox Russian Royalty|monarch name =Catherine II the Great title =Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias caption = reign =June 28, 1762 – November 17, 1796 25 December, 1761 – 28 June, 1762 reign type =Reign Consort coronation =September 12,… …

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  • 124Edmond Hamilton — Edmond Moore Hamilton (October 21, 1904 February 1 1977) was a popular author of science fiction stories and novels during the mid twentieth century. [http://www.pulpgen.com/pulp/edmond hamilton/] Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he was raised there and …

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  • 125It Happened One Night — Infobox Film name = It Happened One Night caption = Original movie poster director = Frank Capra writer = Samuel Hopkins Adams (story) Robert Riskin (screenplay) starring = Clark Gable Claudette Colbert Walter Connolly producer = Frank Capra… …

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  • 126Thomas Hardy — This article is about the novelist and poet. For other uses, see Thomas Hardy (disambiguation). Thomas Hardy Born 2 June 1840(1840 06 02) Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset, England …

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  • 127Edward VII of the United Kingdom — Infobox British Royalty|majesty name =Edward VII title =King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India imgw =192 caption =King Edward after his coronation in 1902, painted by Sir Luke Fildes. National Portrait Gallery,… …

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  • 128Torquato Tasso — Infobox writer name = Torquato Tasso |thumb|220px|right caption = birth date = birth date|1544|3|11|df=y birth place = Sorrento, Italy1 death date = death date and age|1595|4|25|1544|3|11|df=y death place = Rome, Italy occupation = Poet, Novelist …

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