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Portrait of American singer Prince (born on 07 June 1958 in Minneapolis) taken 25 August 1986 at the Zenith in Paris for his only concert in the French capital.
Portrait du chanteur americain Prince (ne le 07 juin 1958 a Minneapolis) pris le 25 aout 1986 au Zenith a Paris, lors de son unique concert dans la capitale.
(FILM) AFP PHOTO/PASCAL GEORGE / AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GEORGE

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People-Presley-Graceland

photo taken 01 August 1985 shows Graceland, the Elvis Presley mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. Lisa-Marie Presley, the daughter of the rock legend, celebrated her 30th birthday 01 February and "finally inherited some 205 million US dollars from her father's estate," according to a British newspaper report 31 January. Lisa-Marie, who was due to inherit the estate, which includes the property, when she was 25, left the control to her mother Priscilla for the past five years due to the latter's successful handling of the Elvis Presley Enterprises and the famous mansion. Eds note: Photo available only in black and white. / AFP PHOTO / JIM REID

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Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison

There are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669, imprisoned by Louis XIV for 34 years, who died in the Bastille. Another theory, according to Voltaire, is that he was the older, illegitimate brother of Louis XIV -- this later formed part of Alexandre Dumas Three Musketeers saga, in which the man is Louis twin brother

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