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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Place · 1206 CE

Cēsis

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birthplace ofAleksandr Drevin1889 CE
birthplace ofAlexander Ludwig von Kieter1813 CE
birthplace ofAlfrēds Kalniņš1879 CE
birthplace ofGerbert Manns1884 CE
birthplace ofIngrīda Amantova1960 CE
birthplace ofMārtiņš Cipulis1980 CE

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