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E.P. van Landschot
Dutch politician: Mayor of Breda from 1907 to 1915.
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Rembrandt van Rijn
Dutch painter.
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Piet Moeskops
Dutch bicyclist.
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Piet Dickentman
Dutch bicyclist.
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Louis Bouwmeester
After taking acting lessons from his father, Louis Bouwmeester had his first lead role on stage in 1861. For the next twenty years or so, he appeared in melodramatic stage roles. Around 1880, he began an engagement with Het Nederlandsch Tooneel,...
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Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz
Second wife of former Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.
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Paul Kruger
From 1880 to 1900, Paul Kruger was the President of the South African Republic, often referred to as the Transvaal.
Kruger’s family originally stemmed from German and Prussian nobility. His parents had taken part in the Grote Trek, the...
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King Albert I of Belgium
King of Belgium from 1909 to 1934.
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Queen Elisabeth of Belgium
Queen of Belgium, wife of King Albert I.
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Jan Feith
Dutch author.