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Herman Bangs Mindelegat

in 1954

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Peter Freuchen

Sophus Michaëlis Legat[

in 1938

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Roger Moore

Dag Hammarskjöld Inspiration Award (UNICEF)

in 2007

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Vasily Chapayev

Cross of St. George

in 1915

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Vasily Chapayev

Cross of St. George

in 1916

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Vasily Chapayev

Cross of St. George

in 1915

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John Glenn

private pilot license

in 1941

for credit in a physics course

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John Glenn

Presidential Medal of Freedom

in 2012

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John Glenn

Congressional Space Medal of Honor

in 1978

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Vilfredo Pareto

doctor's degree in engineering

in 1869

at: (

45.066,7.7

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Willard Gibbs Award

in 1921

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Albert Medal

in 1910

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Elliott Cresson Medal

in 1909

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Matteucci Medal

in 1904

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Davy Medal

in 1903

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Michail V Lomonosov

scholarship

in 1736

to St. Petersburg Academy

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Carl Friedrich Gauss

Copley Medal

in 1838

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Carl Friedrich Gauss

Lalande Prize

in 1810

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Ph.D. from ETH Zurich

in 1926

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Enrico Fermi Award

in 1956

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Medal of Freedom

in 1956

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Medal for Merit

in 1946

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Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award

in 1946

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Bôcher Memorial Prize

in 1938

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Gustav Klimt

first prize in the world exhibitions in Rome

in 1911

for his painting Death and Life

at: (

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Gustav Klimt

Golden Order of Merit

in 1888

from Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria for his contributions to murals painted in the Burgtheater in Vienna

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Leonhard Euler

Masters in Philosophy

in 1723

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Alcatraz Island

National Historic Landmark

in 1986

at: (

34,-118

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Dick Portillo

Entrepreneur of the Year

in 1994

Dick Portillo is named Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine

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Joan Didion

Bachelor of Arts degree in English

in 1956

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William S. Harley

degree in Mechanical Engineering

in 1907

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John Forbes Nash

Double Helix Medal

in 2010

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John Forbes Nash

Abel Prize

in 2015

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John Forbes Nash

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

in 1994

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Serie A Italian Player of the Year

in 2012

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2006 FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball

in 2006

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2006 FIFA World Cup All-star team

in 2006

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship Top Scorer

in 2000

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Player

in 2000

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Alessandro Del Piero

Giuseppe Prisco National Award

in 2006

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Alessandro Del Piero

Most Valuable Player Intercontinental Cup

in 1996

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Meriwether Lewis

29 horses and a mule

on 8/31/1805

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Windsor–Detroit International Freedom Festival Freedom Award

in 1999

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Congressional Gold Medal

in 1999

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International Freedom Conductor Award

in 1998

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Presidential Medal of Freedom

in 1996

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Academy of Achievements Golden Plate Award

in 1995

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Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award

in 1992

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Martin Luther King Jr. Award

in 1980

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NAACP Spingarn Medal

in 1979

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Anne Frank

a Diary

on 6/12/1942

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Doc Watson

Lifetime Achievement Award

in 2004

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Doc Watson

National Medal of the Arts

in 1997

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Doc Watson

National Heritage Fellowship

in 1988

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Presidential Medal of Freedom

in 1994

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Freedom From Want Award

in 1993

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Spingarn Medal

in 1993

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Presidential Citizens Medal

in 1989

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Charles Lindbergh

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin

Medal of Honor

on 3/21/1928

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license to practice law

on 8/4/1892

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Dmitri Mendeleev

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

in 1906

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Stepan Bandera

freedom

on 9/1/1939

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Taras Shevchenko

Freedom

on 5/5/1838

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Hernan Cortes

lands in Cuba

in 1506

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Frank Sinatra

Kennedy Center Honors

in 1983

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Frank Sinatra

Thomas Jefferson Award for Fighting Against Intolerance

on 4/13/1947

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Yulia Tymoshenko

PHD from Kiev National Economic University

in 1999

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Theodore Roosevelt

Nobel Peace Prize

in 1906

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Isaac Newton

Masters Degree

on 7/7/1668

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Isaac Newton

Bachelor's Degree

on 1/1/1665

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Albert Einstein

Nobel Prize in Physics

in 1922

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Martin Luther King Jr

Nobel Peace Prize

on 12/10/1964

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Lyndon B. Johnson

61% percent of the popular vote

in 1964

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Warren Harding

60% percent of the popular vote

in 1920

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60% percent of the popular vote

in 1936

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Richard Nixon

60% percent of the popular vote

in 1972

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Herbert Hoover

58% percent of the popular vote

in 1928

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Ronald Reagan

58% percent of the popular vote

in 1984

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57% percent of the popular vote

in 1932

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Dwight Eisenhower

57% percent of the popular vote

in 1956

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Theodore Roosevelt

56% percent of the popular vote

in 1904

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Andrew Jackson

in 1828

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Abraham Lincoln

in 1864

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Ulysses S. Grant

in 1872

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Dwight Eisenhower

in 1952

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Andrew Jackson

54% percent of the popular vote

in 1832

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Calvin Coolidge

54% percent of the popular vote

in 1924

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54% percent of the popular vote

in 1940

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53% percent of the popular vote

in 1944

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George H. W. Bush

53% percent of the popular vote

in 1988

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William Henry Harrison

52% percent of the popular vote

in 1840

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Ulysses S. Grant

52% percent of the popular vote

in 1868

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Barack Obama

52% percent of the popular vote

in 2008

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William McKinley

51% percent of the popular vote

in 1896

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William McKinley

51% percent of the popular vote

in 1900

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William Taft

51% percent of the popular vote

in 1908

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Martin Van Buren

50% percent of the popular vote

in 1836

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Franklin Pierce

50% percent of the popular vote

in 1852

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Samuel Tilden