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1663
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Spanish
1692
2653
1950
2
UK
English
1847
2653
1934
1
Denmark
Danish
1847
2653
1960
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1936
1
France
French
1847
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1931
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1933
1
France
French
1708
2653
1934
2
Germany
Japanese
1847
2653
1934
1
France
English
1847
2653
2004
1
Israel
English
1557
2653
1993
3
UK
English
1847
2653
1931
1
Germany
German
1847
2653
1932
1
USA
English
1488
2653
2012
3
Chad
French
1847
2653
1966
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1950
1
Norway
Norwegian
1510
2653
1953
3
USA
English
1847
2653
1987
1
France
French
1847
2653
1996
1
Cuba
Spanish
1847
2653
1936
1
Japan
Japanese
1847
2653
1984
1
USA
English
1647
2653
1938
2
USA
English
1380
2653
1950
4
USA
English
1690
2653
1958
2
France
French
1847
2653
1950
1
Italy
Italian
1491
2653
1993
4
USA
English
1847
2653
1929
1
Germany
German
1847
2653
2001
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1708
2653
1995
2
UK
English
1847
2653
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1966
1
West Germany
German
1535
2653
2006
3
Brazil
Portuguese
1847
2653
1965
1
Spain
Spanish
1847
2653
1938
1
UK
English
1847
2653
1957
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1977
1
Australia
English
1690
2653
1944
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1934
1
Denmark
Danish
1443
2653
1961
3
USA
English
1708
2653
1938
2
Germany
German
1847
2653
1931
1
Germany
French
1847
2653
1936
1
France
French
1686
2653
1940
2
Germany
German
1847
2653
1934
1
France
English
1847
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1722
2653
1932
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1931
1
Germany
French
1686
2653
1936
2
Germany
German
1847
2653
1948
1
France
French
1847
2653
1935
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1930
1
Germany
German
1847
2653
1966
1
West Germany
German
1847
2653
1970
1
UK
English
1847
2653
1937
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1847
2653
1929
1
USA
English
1455
2653
1932
3
Germany
German
1847
2653
2010
1
France
French
1847
2653
2015
1
Italy
Italian
1847
2653
2019
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1847
2653
2020
1
Greece
Greek
1847
2653
2020
1
USA
English
1756
2653
2021
2
Chile
Spanish
1847
2653
2020
1
France
French
1847
2653
2021
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1847
2653
2024
1
UK
Hindi
1847
2653
2024
1
Canada
Persian
1847
2653
2025
1
Japan
English
1847
2653
1934
1
USA
English
1848
2654
1950
1
Italy
Italian
1848
2654
1952
1
Ghana
unknown
1848
2654
1948
1
Poland
Polish
1848
2654
1956
1
UK
English
1848
2654
1951
1
Italy
English
1848
2654
1957
1
USA
English
1848
2654
1950
1
UK
English
1848
2654
1952
1
South Africa
English
1848
2654
2006
1
India
Hindi
1848
2654
2013
1
UK
Tagalog
1848
2654
2019
1
UK
Arabic
1848
2654
2019
1
UK
Arabic
1849
2655
2016
1
USA
English
1850
2656
1995
1
USA
English
1851
2657
2011
1
Iran
Persian
1852
2658
2024
1
USA
English
1853
2659
2010
1
UK
English
1854
2660
1984
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1698
2661
1996
2
Iran
Persian
1859
2664
1912
1
USA
English
1683
2665
1996
3
USA
English
1451
2665
1977
4
USA
English
1671
2665
1993
2
USA
English
1683
2665
2002
2
France
French
1382
2665
2005
4
USA
English
1703
2665
1998
2
USA
English
1382
2665
2005
4
USA
English
1713
2665
2006
2
USA
English
1719
2665
2002
2
USA
English
1860
2665
1984
1
USA
English
1860
2665
1985
1
USA
English
1860
2665
2004
1
Argentina
Spanish
1860
2665
2002
1
USA
English
1860
2665
1998
1
USA
English
