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Winston Churchill
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1965
Died: January 24
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Mr. Churchill you're drunk! Mr. Churchill: And you, Lady Astor, are ugly. As for my condition, it will pass by the morning. You, however, will still be ugly.
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