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1944

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    George Lucas

    Creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

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    Ban Ki-moon

    8th Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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    Gerhard Schröder

    Chancellor of West Germany (1998–2005).

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    Rajiv Gandhi

    Prime Minister of India (1984-1989).

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    Alice Walker

    American author and activist.

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    Alexander Van der Bellen

    President of Austria since 2017.

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    Mairead Maguire

    Peace activist.

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    Mary Robinson

    Former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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    First programmable computer

    Colossus, built to crack German codes at Bletchley Park, was the first electronic programmable computer.