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2636
1934
1
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Russian
1835
2636
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1934
1
India
Hindi
1835
2636
1934
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1934
1
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English
1847
2653
1934
1
USA
English
1628
2653
1935
2
France
French
1690
2451
1935
1
France
French
1917
2743
1935
2
USA
English
181
632
1935
14
USA
English
69
62
1935
8
Soviet Union
Russian
1553
2252
1935
1
USA
English
241
634
1935
7
USA
English
562
743
1935
4
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English
1429
2067
1935
1
Austria
German
634
893
1935
4
Japan
Japanese
1137
1932
1935
3
USA
English
588
1071
1935
3
USA
English
1912
2731
1935
1
USA
English
48
143
1935
28
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English
1951
2789
1935
1
China
Mandarin
1891
2708
1935
1
Austria
German
230
496
1935
4
Germany
German
1296
2636
1935
4
USA
English
227
80
1935
7
USA
English
992
1612
1935
3
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English
1912
2731
1935
1
USA
English
927
1495
1935
3
USA
English
106
286
1935
19
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English
1847
2653
1935
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1518
2731
1935
4
USA
English
1912
2731
1935
1
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English
1912
2731
1935
1
USA
English
97
272
1936
16
France
French
1263
1800
1936
1
USA
English
1376
1983
1936
1
USA
English
531
2087
1936
11
USA
English
1831
2631
1936
1
India
Hindi
1847
2653
1936
1
France
French
334
307
1936
8
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1378
2636
1936
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1831
2631
1936
1
India
Hindi
1515
2425
1936
2
Italy
Italian
1803
2597
1936
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1936
1
Poland
Yiddish
1424
2636
1936
4
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English
1153
1951
1936
3
France
French
1861
2669
1936
1
USA
English
979
2044
1936
3
USA
English
1017
1691
1936
2
USA
English
1847
2653
1936
1
Japan
Japanese
240
571
1936
8
UK
English
1828
2627
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
217
512
1936
9
USA
English
1803
2597
1936
1
Poland
Yiddish
884
1613
1936
4
USA
English
346
600
1936
5
USA
English
1847
2653
1936
1
France
French
1147
1612
1936
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1686
2653
1936
2
Germany
German
91
425
1936
17
USA
English
1829
2636
1936
3
Japan
Japanese
1409
2366
1936
2
USA
English
1861
2669
1936
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1936
1
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English
1912
2731
1936
1
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English
425
2054
1937
17
USA
English
1071
2496
1937
5
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English
190
824
1937
13
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English
201
125
1937
4
USA
English
881
1955
1937
5
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English
908
1915
1937
5
USA
English
1666
2669
1937
2
USA
English
1593
2313
1937
1
China
Mandarin
600
1583
1937
8
USA
English
357
847
1937
8
France
French
1473
2465
1937
2
USA
English
348
197
1937
2
USA
English
484
1477
1937
9
USA
English
1500
2170
1937
2
UK
English
1950
2787
1937
1
Poland
Yiddish
1847
2653
1937
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1937
1
Poland
Polish
1390
2456
1937
2
UK
English
1912
2731
1937
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1937
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1937
1
USA
English
195
282
1938
14
USA
English
465
356
1938
4
USA
English
1847
2653
1938
1
UK
English
1817
2731
1938
2
USA
English
734
2496
1938
13
USA
English
43
45
1938
20
USA
English
1656
2731
1938
3
USA
English
1891
2708
1938
1
Germany
German
1861
2669
1938
1
USA
English
619
563
1938
1
UK
English
186
155
1938
10
USA
English
1647
2653
1938
2
USA
English
1847
2653
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1891
2708
1938
1
France
French
1847
2653
1938
1
UK
English
1847
2653
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1912
2731
1938
1
USA
English
185
126
1938
8
USA
English
806
2288
1938
8
UK
English
1708
2653
1938
2
Germany
German
153
222
1938
5
USA
English
1891
2708
1938
1
Japan
Japanese
591
508
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
38
45
1938
26
USA
English
1835
2636
1938
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1938
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1938
1
UK
English
1747
2528
1938
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1938
1
USA
English
1472
2643
1939
3
Italy
Italian
1861
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1939
1
USA
English
25
61
1939
28
USA
English
136
331
1939
14
USA
English
1861
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1939
1
USA
English
325
846
1939
10
France
French
1891
2708
1939
1
Germany
German
1616
2636
1939
2
Germany
German
1275
2731
1939
6
USA
English
1055
2299
1939
3
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English
1518
2731
1939
4
USA
English
1861
2669
1939
1
USA
English
303
571
1939
7
USA
English
718
1970
1939
5
USA
English
1070
1606
1939
2
USA
English
1591
2311
1939
1
USA
Yiddish
1861
2669
1939
1
USA
English
71
294
1939
28
USA
English
73
336
1939
19
USA
English
793
1409
1939
2
UK
English
1835
2636
1939
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1555
2636
1939
3
USA
English
1555
2636
1939
3
USA
English
1861
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1940
1
USA
English
624
571
1940
1
UK
English
1696
2636
1940
2
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English
1841
2643
1940
1
USA
English
483
356
1940
2
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English
1314
2434
1940
4
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German
499
356
1940
1
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English
1861
2669
1940
1
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English
1841
2643
1940
1
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English
522
1513
1940
5
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English
1701
2643
1940
2
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English
1912
2731
1940
1
USA
English
265
935
1940
15
USA
English
102
253
1940
14
USA
English
17
6
1940
28
France
French
892
2042
1940
5
USA
English
1686
2653
1940
2
Germany
German
684
1771
1940
7
USA
English
624
571
1940
1
UK
English
1861
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1940
1
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English
1912
2731
1940
1
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English
1861
2669
1940
1
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English
1861
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1887
2705
1941
1
Germany
German
177
340
1941
3
USA
English
1578
2296
1941
1
UK
English
762
1936
1941
9
USA
English
424
1474
1941
10
USA
English
1313
2636
1941
4
Italy
Italian
1912
2731
1941
1
USA
English
891
2150
1941
8
USA
English
223
801
1941
16
USA
English
22
20
1941
37
USA
English
434
798
1941
10
USA
English
1426
2705
1941
4
Italy
Italian
649
698
1941
2
USA
English
1887
2705
1941
1
Germany
German
81
299
1941
14
USA
English
1144
2458
1941
4
USA
English
279
340
1941
2
USA
English
1912
2731
1941
1
USA
English
378
493
1941
4
USA
English
1912
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1039
1418
1941
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1941
1
USA
English
729
1833
1941
6
UK
English
1861
2669
1941
1
USA
English
1696
2636
1941
2
USA
English
1912
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1942
1
USA
English
930
1811
1942
2
USA
English
967
1283
1942
1
UK
English
250
354
1942
3
USA
English
1370
2544
1942
3
France
French
488
340
1942
1
USA
English
1328
2528
1942
3
UK
English
67
696
1942
30
USA
English
252
571
1942
10
UK
English
20
23
1942
32
Germany
German
1924
2746
1942
1
UK
English
478
340
1942
2
USA
English
1204
2343
1942
3
Soviet Union
Russian
508
1646
1942
9
USA
English
165
340
1942
4
USA
English
488
340
1942
1
USA
English
1420
2636
1942
4
USA
English
1835
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1793
2731
1942
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1942
2
Italy
Italian
1912
2731
1942
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1942
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1942
1
USA
English
654
698
1943
2
USA
English
746
1807
1943
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1547
2241
1943
1
UK
English
898
2010
1943
6
UK
English
387
354
1943
6
USA
English
1830
2629
1943
1
Germany
German
285
614
1943
12
USA
English
1453
2528
1943
2
Canada
English
874
1088
1943
1
USA
English
749
1091
1943
2
UK
English
1830
2629
1943
1
Germany
German
874
1088
1943
1
USA
English
1260
1800
1943
2
USA
English
56
120
1943
10
USA
English
1861
2669
1943
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1943
1
USA
English
1793
2731
1943
2
USA
English
1793
2731
1943
2
USA
English
1912
2731
1943
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1943
1
UK
English
1340
2110
1944
2
UK
English
236
563
1944
15
UK
English
1841
2643
1944
1
USA
English
1599
2321
1944
1
UK
English
481
753
1944
3
UK
English
911
1652
1944
5
USA
English
689
1091
1944
2
UK
English
1656
2636
1944
2
Japan
Japanese
651
1795
1944
6
USA
English
203
622
1944
16
USA
English
75
75
1944
18
Japan
Japanese
1726
2503
1944
1
Spain
Spanish
1575
2293
1944
1
USA
English
648
2120
1944
9
USA
English
1690
2653
1944
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1518
2731
1944
4
USA
English
568
1602
1944
6
USA
English
407
1955
1944
14
USA
English
1835
2636
1944
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1944
1
Germany
German
1793
2731
1944
2
USA
English
1912
2731
1944
1
USA
English
1555
2636
1945
3
USA
English
1011
2731
1945
9
USA
English
1399
2334
1945
2
USA
English
1868
2681
1945
1
Denmark
Danish
152
354
1945
13
USA
English
1868
2681
1945
1
Denmark
Danish
1733
2511
1945
1
Spain
French
58
4
1945
14
Japan
Japanese
1733
2511
1945
1
Spain
French
1861
2669
1945
1
USA
English
13
101
1945
30
USA
English
1835
2636
1945
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1945
1
USA
English
1475
2528
1945
3
USA
English
1912
2731
1945
1
USA
English
1793
2731
1945
2
USA
English
1912
2731
1945
1
France
French
1868
2681
1946
1
India
Hindi
1891
2708
1946
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1422
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1868
2681
1946
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1018
2597
1946
8
USA
English
1226
1918
1946
2
UK
English
694
1523
1946
4
UK
English
714
1912
1946
6
Mexico
Spanish
1359
1955
1946
1
USA
English
11
89
1946
31
USA
English
521
1330
1946
4
USA
English
1422
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1422
2054
1946
1
USA
English
744
1206
1946
3
USA
English
1803
2597
1946
1
USA
English
1246
2597
1946
4
USA
English
1430
2068
1946
1
USA
English
224
419
1946
12
USA
English
37
171
1946
14
USA
English
1561
2597
1946
2
Japan
Japanese
1434
2636
1946
3
Soviet Union
Russian
1600
2636
1946
2
West Germany
German
1835
2636
1946
1
Italy
Italian
1762
2544
1946
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1946
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1912
2731
1946
1
USA
English
929
1637
1947
2
USA
English
1793
2731
1947
2
USA
English
1360
2094
1947
2
USA
English
121
72
1947
8
France
French
130
96
1947
5
France
French
1759
2541
1947
1
USA
English
1235
2391
1947
3
Poland
Polish
1545
2235
1947
1
UK
English
39
45
1947
25
USA
English
973
2636
1947
7
USA
English
93
207
1947
9
France
French
31
170
1947
19
UK
English
54
170
1947
12
UK
English
1227
2380
1947
3
USA
English
1702
2465
1947
1
USA
English
995
2274
1947
4
USA
English
822
1457
1947
2
Sweden
Swedish
1655
2392
1947
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1522
2426
1947
2
Italy
Italian
952
2006
1947
3
USA
English
1696
2636
1947
2
USA
English
1835
2636
1947
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1947
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1947
1
China
Mandarin
1912
2731
1947
1
USA
English
1793
2731
1947
2
USA
English
1762
2544
1947
1
USA
English
762
2669
1948
16
USA
English
1054
2354
1948
6
USA
English
1240
2445
1948
3
France
French
1249
1782
1948
1
China
Mandarin
1054
2354
1948
6
USA
English
1848
2654
1948
1
Poland
Polish
1459
2433
1948
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1613
2528
1948
2
USA
English
1690
2451
1948
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1948
1
Sweden
Swedish
1691
2452
1948
1
Germany
German
160
228
1948
11
USA
English
1847
2653
1948
1
France
French
355
713
1948
8
USA
English
1701
2643
1948
2
USA
English
1832
2636
1948
2
China
Mandarin
125
2636
1948
85
USA
English
1861
2669
1948
1
USA
English
1600
2636
1948
2
USA
English
1793
2731
1948
2
USA
English
1656
2731
1948
3
USA
English
1912
2731
1948
1
USA
English
987
1955
1949
2
USA
English
1222
2019
1949
2
France
French
700
1791
1949
6
USA
English
1701
2643
1949
2
USA
English
301
1338
1949
11
USA
English
263
1246
1949
11
USA
English
872
1533
1949
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1769
2553
1949
1
Canada
English
242
888
1949
14
USA
English
1355
2400
1949
3
Switzerland
English
1161
2178
1949
4
USA
English
1561
2597
1949
2
UK
English
1364
2613
1949
3
Soviet Union
Russian
320
372
1949
7
USA
English
1168
1918
1949
2
UK
English
539
898
1949
3
USA
English
1555
2458
1949
2
USA
English
1835
2636
1949
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1949
1
USA
English
1174
2434
1950
3
France
French
800
1380
1950
5
USA
English
1692
2653
1950
2
UK
English
722
1223
1950
3
USA
English
1151
2327
1950
4
France
French
1848
2654
1950
1
Italy
Italian
894
1647
1950
2
USA
English
1023
1540
1950
2
UK
English
625
1058
1950
4
UK
English
129
1018
1950
22
USA
English
1847
2653
1950
1
Norway
Norwegian
1935
2764
1950
1
France
French
1092
2125
1950
5
Netherlands
French
1380
2653
1950
4
USA
English
727
2146
1950
7
UK
English
1817
2612
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1847
2653
1950
1
Italy
Italian
1050
1439
1950
1
USA
English
1841
2643
1950
1
USA
English
318
1017
1950
14
USA
English
1817
2612
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1848
2654
1950
1
UK
English
1301
2636
1950
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1414
2268
1950
2
Germany
German
415
1434
1950
7
USA
English
1555
2636
1950
3
USA
English
1555
2458
1950
2
USA
English
1835
2636
1950
1
India
Hindi
1835
2636
1950
1
India
Hindi
1835
2636
1950
1
India
Tamil
1835
2636
1950
1
India
Tamil
1835
2636
1950
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1835
2636
1950
1
China
Russian
1464
2528
1950
3
UK
English
1912
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1950
1
USA
English
692
1482
1951
3
USA
English
592
1438
1951
7
France
French
467
1091
1951
6
France
French
1369
2162
1951
2
USA
English
875
2043
1951
5
Italy
Italian
1563
2650
1951
3
USA
English
150
151
1951
7
France
French
509
1621
1951
10
USA
English
1701
2463
1951
1
USA
English
199
181
1951
5
UK
English
825
1955
1951
5
USA
English
1951
2789
1951
1
India
Hindi
1891
2708
1951
1
France
French
1102
2313
1951
5
USA
English
1848
2654
1951
1
Italy
English
944
2334
1951
8
USA
English
1803
2597
1951
1
UK
English
1935
2764
1951
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1951
1
USA
English
1581
2453
1951
2
USA
English
1578
2296
1951
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1951
1
India
Hindi
1696
2636
1951
2
USA
English
1762
2544
1951
1
West Germany
German
1912
2731
1951
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1951
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1951
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1951
1
USA
English
1880
2698
1951
1
Switzerland
English
1880
2698
1951
1
France
French
1899
2716
1951
1
Sweden
Swedish
1951
2789
1952
1
India
Hindi
1873
2691
1952
1
Finland
Finnish
367
909
1952
5
UK
English
523
855
1952
3
UK
English
1501
2398
1952
2
Italy
Italian
836
1825
1952
5
UK
English
1902
2719
1952
1
USA
English
1848
2654
1952
1
Ghana
unknown
306
91
1952
2
USA
English
570
648
1952
2
USA
English
137
222
1952
13
USA
English
1951
2789
1952
1
USA
English
1242
1768
1952
1
UK
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
161
321
1952
11
USA
English
1848
2654
1952
1
South Africa
English
1318
2199
1952
2
USA
English
1497
2162
1952
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1600
2636
1952
2
East Germany
German
1666
2636
1952
2
Sweden
Swedish
1912
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1952
1
France
French
1926
2749
1952
1
UK
English
1878
2696
1952
1
France
French
1208
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1721
2496
1953
1
USA
English
698
1588
1953
3
UK
English
1591
2597
1953
2
USA
English
196
503
1953
13
USA
English
1208
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1953
1
Spain
Spanish
1510
2653
1953
3
USA
English
924
1611
1953
2
UK
English
486
1908
1953
16
USA
English
708
731
1953
2
India
Hindi
1523
2197
1953
1
UK
English
147
168
1953
6
UK
English
166
670
1953
19
USA
English
1107
1540
1953
1
UK
English
34
205
1953
23
USA
English
1418
2363
1953
2
UK
English
1208
1719
1953
1
USA
English
