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Tuesday 23 March 2010
Famous Turks #4
Alec Issigonis
Date of birth:
18 November 1906
Died:
2 October 1988
Place of Birth:
Izmir, Turkey (OK he was from a Greek community, but it still counts!)
Famous for:
Inventing the mini!
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