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Born: July 18, 1929 in Poznan, Poland
Born: May 12, 1906 in Erdobenye, Hungary
Born: August 23, 1927 in Erdobenye, Hungary
Born: 1851 in Satoraljaujhely, Hungary
Born: April 12, 1926 in Lodz, Poland
Born: January 30, 1930 in Lodz, Poland
Born: 1904 in Sarospatak, Hungary
Born: January 2, 1931 in Kisvarda, Hungary
Born: May 28, 1924 in Kisvarda, Hungary
Born: 1861 in Nyirmada, Hungary
Born: 1894 in Buj, Hungary
Born: October 17, 1915 in Hajdunanas, Hungary
Born: September 1, 1893 in Hajdunanas, Hungary
Born: 1865 in Buj, Hungary
Born: April 29, 1922 in Wallensen, Germany
Born: March 7, 1924 in Vienna, Austria
Born: 1920 in Kupno, Poland
Born: January 7, 1916 in Odessa, Ukraine
Born: 1918 in Kaluszyn, Poland
Born: 1923 in Kaluszyn, Poland
Born: 1888 in Kaluszyn, Poland
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