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Politician
France

Philippe Pétain

He was born in 24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951, he was a French general, later Head of State of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944. Due to his military leadership in World War I, he was viewed as a hero in France, but his actions during World War II resulted in him being convicted and sentenced to death for treason, which was commuted to life imprisonment by Charles de Gaulle.

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Ballet Dancer
Russia

Anna Pavlova

She was born the 31 January 1881 in St. Petersburg, Russia. She later claimed her father had died when she was two years old. Her most famous showpiece was The Dying Swan choreographed for her by Michel Fokine, danced to The Swan from Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns.
She died of pleurisy in The Hague, Netherlands
(23 January 1931) while touring, a few days or weeks before her 50th birthday.

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Composer
United-Kingdom

John Lennon

Born on October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was an iconic English 20th century composer and singer of popular music, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. He was usually considered the "leader" of The Beatles, as he founded the original group, inviting McCartney to join later, who in turn invited Harrison.
At 10:50 p.m. on 8 December 1980, Mark David Chapman shot and fatally wounded him in front of his residence.

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Tennisman
Germany

Boris Becker

He was born on November 22, 1967 in Leimen, Germany. He is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam champion, an Olympic Gold Medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17. Since he retired from the professional tour, media work and colourful aspects of his personal life have kept him in the headlines. His game was based on a huge serve that earned him the nicknames "Boom Boom" and "Baron von Slam."

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