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1462:2014 deaths
1457:1938 births
1337:Henri Lemay
1247:Robert Dean
1212:Yves Bérubé
1095:Henri Lemay
1045:Robert Dean
929:Jean Rochon
616:"Biography"
323:The Gazette
87:Quebec City
1451:Categories
1417:Guy Tardif
1272:Jean Garon
1262:Élie Fallu
1135:Guy Tardif
1065:Jean Garon
1055:Élie Fallu
1050:Lise Denis
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733:Denis Guay
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