The year was

1961

Here's everything we logged from 1961 — 1 worldwide and 0 from India.

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    Princess Diana

    Princess of Wales, global icon.

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    Barack Obama

    44th US President, first Black president.

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    Diana, Princess of Wales

    Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997).

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    Ilham Aliyev

    President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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    George Clooney

    American-French actor and filmmaker.

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    Joko Widodo

    7th President of the Republic of Indonesia.

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    Julia Gillard

    Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013.

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    Enya

    Irish singer.

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    First human in space

    Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth, becoming the first human to leave the planet.

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