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Álex Baena
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Álex Baena

Athlete · born July 20, 2001

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Alejandro "Álex" Baena Rodríguez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~18Joined Villarreal CF B2019
  2. ~19Joined Villarreal CF2020
  3. ~20Joined Girona FC2021
  4. 22Joined Spain men's national football teamSeptember 12, 2023
  5. 23Joined Atlético MadridJuly 2, 2025

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Chris Cornell
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Chris Cornell

Musician

1964–2017 · United States

Christopher John Cornell was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks.

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Natalie Wood
actor

Natalie Wood

Actor

1938–1981 · United States

Natalie Wood was an American actress. She began acting at age four and co-starred at age eight in Miracle on 34th Street (1947).

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Cormac McCarthy
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Cormac McCarthy

Author

1933–2023 · United States

Cormac McCarthy was an American author who wrote twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western, post-apocalyptic, and Southern Gothic genres.

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Gerd Binnig
scientist

Gerd Binnig

Scientist

1947 · Germany

Gerd Karl Binnig is a German physicist. He is most famous for having won the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Heinrich Rohrer in 1986 for the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope.

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Erik Axel Karlfeldt
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Erik Axel Karlfeldt

Author

1864–1931 · Sweden

Erik Axel Karlfeldt was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously after he had been nominated by Nathan Söderblom, member of the Swedish Academy.

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