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Jockey
Belgium
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was born on June 4, 1981 and raised in Brussels.
He apprenticed at Chantilly to Cedric Boutin,
and won his first race in November, 1997. By
the end of 1999 he had been named Champion Apprentice.
In April, 2000 he won five races on the same
day, tying the all-time French record. He has
racked up a series of victories and in 2003
became the French champion jockey with 207 wins.
On sunday 10th september 2006, he won five races
(including Prix Vermeille, Prix Niel and Prix
Foy), tying the all-time French record for the
second time.
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Theoretical
Physicist
Germany
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He was born on March
14, 1879 – April 18, 1955. He was a Jewish,
German-born theoretical physicist. He is widely
regarded as the most important scientist of
the 20th century and one of the greatest physicists
of all time. He played a leading role in formulating
the special and general theories of relativity;
moreover, he made significant contributions
to quantum theory and statistical mechanics.
While best known for the Theory of Relativity
(and specifically mass-energy equivalence, E=mc²),
he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics
for his explanation of the photoelectric effect
in 1905 and "for his services to Theoretical
Physics". His name has become synonymous with
great intelligence and genius.
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Actor
France
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He
was born on April
9 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, east of Paris in 1933.
As a youngster, he did not do too well in his
studies, but developed a passion for boxing
and football (soccer). His breakthrough role
was in Jean-Luc Godard's 'À bout de souffle'
(aka Breathless) (1960), which made him a major
figure in the French New Wave.
Later he played in Jean-Pierre Melville's philosophical
movie Léon Morin, Prêtre (Leon Morin, Priest
1960), then in the Film Noir crime film Le Doulos
(The Fingerman 1963).
With L'homme de Rio (aka That Man From Rio)
(1965) he started to switch to commercial mainstream
productions, mainly comedies and action films.
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Politician
Brasil

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He
was born on May 12, 1855 in São Gabriel - September
9, 1923 in Petrópolis.
He was a Brazilian soldier and politician.
The nephew of the first Brazilian president,
he was War minister in 1906.
In 1910, he was elected as the 8th president
of Brazil, serving until 1914. By coincidence,
after being elected President, he was on an
official visit to Portugal, a October 5, 1910,
where he was surprised by the revolution that
overthrew the monarchy and replaced it with
a new republican regime.
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