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Born May 4, 1874 • Pittsburgh • Pennsylvania • (Born on this day)
Died December 11, 1941 (aged 67) • Miami • Florida
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Reginald A. Fessenden.
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden
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Aleksandr Popov
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Henry Joseph Round
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Chuck Blore
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Rupert Murdoch
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Vin Scully
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Charles Steinmetz.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
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