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Born on December 17
BORN ON THIS DAY
Ludwig van Beethoven
Born 1770 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Pope Francis
Born 1936 · Philosophy & Thought
First pope from the Americas
DIED ON THIS DAY
Rumi
Died 1273 · Literature
Persian poet, Sufi mystic
Simón Bolívar
Died 1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
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