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• Pope John Paul II
  ...of two sons born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska. His mother died in 1929. ...doctor, died in 1932 and his father, a non-commissioned army officer died in 1941.
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• Joseph Caruana (bandmaster)
  ...[[Luqa]] until marriage and Evelyn Mizzi born in [[Vittoriosa]] and lived in [[Ħaż-Żabbar]] until marriage. ...e fourth child, two of whom already died (the second born named Andrew and died after 9 months of age), his father wanted his new born boy to be named Andr
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• Lucia de Jesus Dos Santos
  ...of 97. Maltese devotion towards [[Our Lady of Fatima]] is very noticeable. In Malta, Our Lady of Fatima is celebrated on 13th May by the Parish Church at ...e six apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Jacinta and Francisco were beatified in the year 2000, at about the same time of the first Maltese beatifications w
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• George Borg (artist)
  ...Borg and Rosa née Bonello. He was the eldest of five siblings. His father died when he was 13 years old and, together with his mother, had to share the up ...ten years old. Then he began to attend the Malta Government School of Art. In 1930 he won a scholarship for modelling at the same School, which helped hi
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• Emmanuel Galea
  ...ea and Grace née Gerada. His family, dating back to his grandfather, lived in Floriana. ...]] of Floriana. About a year later he started on the Piano with a teacher in Floriana (no name known, but apparently his nickname was '''Bidittu'''). E
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• Dwardu Fenech
  ...yal University of Malta]] in 1964, B.A. (Hons) in 1966 and M.A. in Maltese in 1969, with a linguistic thesis on the translation of [[St. John's Gospel]] ...se in linguistics and in phonetics with [[Reading University]] and another in Semitic studies with the [[University of Leeds]] between 1973 and 1975. He
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• Evaristo Azzopardi
  '''Evaristo Azzopardi''' (1911-2001) was a Maltese musician and music tutor in Melbourne, Australia. Evaristo Azzopardi was born in Valletta and was taught music and violin by his father, a well-known violin
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• Lorenzo Gatt
  ...over the years has been in place since 1860. This clever Maestro was born in [[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]] on 18 September, 1856. .... Father of Lorenzo, Ġianpatist died when he was only 20 years old, it was in 1876. That year the time Lorenzo had been studying so much to need his fath
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• Walter R. Zahra
  Walter Zahra was born in [[Zejtun]] on 15 December 1915. He studied at the [[Lyceum]] until 1931, mo ...was one of the promoters of the [[Anglo Maltese League]] in 1935 and while in [[Egypt]] he edited the Maltese literary journal ''Il-Qawmien Malti''.
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• Mikiel Fsadni
  ...onvent was wrecked by enemy bombs during the attack on [[HMS Illustrious]] in January 1941. ...the Grotto]] in [[Rabat]], where he remained until a few months before he died, when he was recovering just a few steps away, at [[Villa Messina]].
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• Mark Said
  '''Father Mark Said''' O.P, was postulator in the Cause for the Beatification and Canonization of [[Dun Ġorġ Preca]]. He was born at [[Rabat]] on 5 April 1918 and joined the [[Dominican Order]] in 1934.
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• Anna Jetcheva
  ...She together with her family built a strong reputation in the sport scene in Malta. ...won the gold medal in the Games for Small Nations of Europe held in Malta in 2003.
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• Alfred Giglio
  He joined the company as a copy boy at the age of 14. He died at his office in [[Valletta]] after a routine news assignment for [[The Times]]. He died on 23 May 2005 at the age of 47.
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• Louis Naudi
  '''Louis Naudi''' was a versatile percussionist who died at a young age after a long illness. He had been active in the Maltese music scene since the early 1980s, when he played drums with th
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• Mużika Mod Ieħor
  ...' is a series of podcasts by [[Toni Sant]] featuring music from performers in or from Malta. It has been running regularly on a weekly basis since Saturd ...assar, Antoine. [http://maqluba.blogspot.co.uk/2006/01/mweja.html 'Mwejġa' in ''Mużajk''] - 25 January 2006</ref>
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• Bishop Joseph Grech
  ...''' (1948 - 2010) was the first Maltese-born person to be appointed Bishop in Australia. ...us Christi Seminary]], which at the time was situated at [[Glen Waverley]] in Victoria. He settled quickly, showing himself as a bright student and fine
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• Agatha Barbara
  '''Agatha Barbara''' was born in [[Ħaż-Żabbar]] on 11th March, 1923, the eldest daughter and the second o ...he [[Second World War II]] and in 1946 started to take an active interest in politics and joined the [[Malta Labour Party]].
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• Krokus
  ...hard rock/heavy metal band from Switzerland. They enjoyed moderate success in North America during the 1980s. ...ce]] joined the band as frontman in time for their Metal Rendez-vous album in 1980.
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• Ċensu Tabone
  ...a]] where he graduated as a Pharmacist in 1933 and as a Doctor of Medicine in 1937. On the 23rd November 1943 he married [[Maria Wirth]] and has three so ...in Ophthalmology of the University of Oxford. Later he obtained a Diploma in Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery of the Conjoint Board of the Royal College
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• Dr Joe Abela (author)
  ...''' (1931-1991) was a Maltese academic, broadcaster, poet and author based in Melbourne Australia. ...s a poet and author, as well as a pioneer of Maltese language broadcasting in Melbourne.
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