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This year in history
In the year 1632

	August 29th	English philosopher, John Locke, was born in Somerset. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers in history.
	November 24th	Dutch philosopher, Baruch Spinoza, was born in Amsterdam. He was one of the most prominent philosophers of the 17th century who was part of the realists movement.

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