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Vaclav Havel stands at Wawel Castle in Krakow, wearing a red sweater and dark jacket, holding a book with his portrait on the cover.
Featured Biography Václav Havel

Czech playwright, poet, and political dissident Václav Havel, born this day in 1936, served as president of Czechoslovakia (1989–92) and the Czech Republic (1993–2003).

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Robert Goddard
October 5, 1882 — August 10, 1945
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Henning Mankell
February 3, 1948 — October 5, 2015
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Offenbach, Jacques
June 20, 1819 — October 5, 1880
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Jansch, Bert
November 3, 1943 — October 5, 2011
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Philip III.
April 3, 1245 — October 5, 1285
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Éon de Beaumont, Charles, chevalier d'
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Walter Hagen, 1936
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