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618:"No. 42274"
482:, 1955β64.
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279:, moved to
128:Preceded by
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510:References
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259:family in
251:Early life
188:4 May 1982
164:1892-06-20
535:The Times
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364:In 1930,
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273:Lithuania
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1083:(1868)
1063:(1855)
1049:(1846)
1029:(1840)
1015:(1838)
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