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This year in history
In the year 1599

	March 22nd	Painter, Anthony van Dyck, was born in Antwerp, Belgium.
	June 6th	Spanish painter, Diego Velazquez, was born in Seville. He is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest painters of the contemporary baroque period.

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