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Bobby Robson
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Bobby Robson

Athlete · born February 18, 1933 · died 2009

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Sir Robert William Robson was an English football player and coach. His career included periods playing for and later managing the England national team and being a UEFA Cup-winning manager at Ipswich Town.

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  1. ~17Joined Fulham F.C.1950
  2. ~23Joined West Bromwich Albion F.C.1956
  3. ~24Joined England men's national association football team1957

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Musician

1933 · Japan

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Toni Morrison
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Toni Morrison

Author

1931–2019 · United States

Chloe Anthony Wofford "Toni" Morrison was an American novelist and editor. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970.

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Matt Dillon
actor

Matt Dillon

Actor

1964 · United States

Matthew Raymond Dillon is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in Over the Edge (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films My Bodyguard (1980), Little Darlings (1980), Liar's Moon (1982), The Flamingo Kid (1984) and three of the four S. E.

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Roberto Baggio
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Roberto Baggio

Athlete

1967 · Italy

Roberto Baggio is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder. He is also the former president of the technical sector of the Italian Football Federation.

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