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1662
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1097
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1698
2653
1993
2
Spain
Spanish
1690
2653
1950
2
UK
English
1845
2653
1934
1
Denmark
Danish
1845
2653
1960
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1936
1
France
French
1845
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1931
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1933
1
France
French
1706
2653
1934
2
Germany
Japanese
1845
2653
1934
1
France
English
1845
2653
2004
1
Israel
English
1556
2653
1993
3
UK
English
1845
2653
1931
1
Germany
German
1845
2653
1932
1
USA
English
1487
2653
2012
3
Chad
French
1845
2653
1966
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1950
1
Norway
Norwegian
1509
2653
1953
3
USA
English
1845
2653
1987
1
France
French
1845
2653
1996
1
Cuba
Spanish
1845
2653
1936
1
Japan
Japanese
1845
2653
1984
1
USA
English
1646
2653
1938
2
USA
English
1379
2653
1950
4
USA
English
1688
2653
1958
2
France
French
1845
2653
1950
1
Italy
Italian
1490
2653
1993
4
USA
English
1845
2653
1929
1
Germany
German
1845
2653
2001
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1706
2653
1995
2
UK
English
1845
2653
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1966
1
West Germany
German
1534
2653
2006
3
Brazil
Portuguese
1845
2653
1965
1
Spain
Spanish
1845
2653
1938
1
UK
English
1845
2653
1957
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1977
1
Australia
English
1688
2653
1944
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1934
1
Denmark
Danish
1442
2653
1961
3
USA
English
1706
2653
1938
2
Germany
German
1845
2653
1931
1
Germany
French
1845
2653
1936
1
France
French
1684
2653
1940
2
Germany
German
1845
2653
1934
1
France
English
1845
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1720
2653
1932
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1931
1
Germany
French
1684
2653
1936
2
Germany
German
1845
2653
1948
1
France
French
1845
2653
1935
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1930
1
Germany
German
1845
2653
1966
1
West Germany
German
1845
2653
1970
1
UK
English
1845
2653
1937
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1929
1
USA
English
1454
2653
1932
3
Germany
German
1845
2653
2010
1
France
French
1845
2653
2015
1
Italy
Italian
1845
2653
2019
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1845
2653
2020
1
Greece
Greek
1845
2653
2020
1
USA
English
1754
2653
2021
2
Chile
Spanish
1845
2653
2020
1
France
French
1845
2653
2021
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1845
2653
2024
1
UK
Hindi
1845
2653
2024
1
Canada
Persian
1845
2653
2025
1
Japan
English
1845
2653
1934
1
USA
English
1846
2654
1950
1
Italy
Italian
1846
2654
1952
1
Ghana
unknown
1846
2654
1948
1
Poland
Polish
1846
2654
1956
1
UK
English
1846
2654
1951
1
Italy
English
1846
2654
1957
1
USA
English
1846
2654
1950
1
UK
English
1846
2654
1952
1
South Africa
English
1846
2654
2006
1
India
Hindi
1846
2654
2013
1
UK
Tagalog
1846
2654
2019
1
UK
Arabic
1846
2654
2019
1
UK
Arabic
1847
2655
2016
1
USA
English
1848
2656
1995
1
USA
English
1849
2657
2011
1
Iran
Persian
1850
2658
2024
1
USA
English
1851
2659
2010
1
UK
English
1852
2660
1984
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1696
2661
1996
2
Iran
Persian
1857
2664
1912
1
USA
English
1681
2665
1996
3
USA
English
1450
2665
1977
4
USA
English
1670
2665
1993
2
USA
English
1681
2665
2002
2
France
French
1381
2665
2005
4
USA
English
1701
2665
1998
2
USA
English
1381
2665
2005
4
USA
English
1711
2665
2006
2
USA
English
1717
2665
2002
2
USA
English
1858
2665
1984
1
USA
English
1858
2665
1985
1
USA
English
1858
2665
2004
1
Argentina
Spanish
1858
2665
2002
1
USA
English
1858
2665
1998
1
USA
English
