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1180:2021
1134:2019
1113:2018
1088:2017
1063:2016
1038:2015
1017:2014
977:2013
952:2012
932:2011
911:2010
891:2009
871:2008
847:2007
827:11–1
820:2006
800:2005
781:2004
762:2003
743:2002
724:2001
705:2000
682:1999
663:1998
642:1997
621:1996
600:1995
579:1994
558:1993
538:1992
517:1991
497:10–1
490:1990
450:1989
429:1988
408:1987
387:1986
32:Born
1190:8–1
1187:8–2
1169:1–2
1166:2–2
1144:7–2
1141:8–3
1123:5–4
1120:6–4
1098:5–3
1095:7–4
1073:6–2
1070:7–4
1048:6–2
1045:8–3
1027:3–5
1024:4–6
990:4th
987:0–3
984:3–7
965:3rd
962:1–2
959:6–5
942:1–2
939:5–5
924:4th
921:0–3
918:4–6
901:1–2
898:5–5
881:1–2
878:5–5
857:2–1
854:7–4
833:1st
830:3–0
810:1–2
807:5–5
788:6–4
769:6–4
750:5–5
731:7–2
712:6–4
689:8–3
670:7–3
655:1st
652:4–0
649:8–2
631:3–1
628:7–3
610:3–1
607:7–3
589:3–1
586:7–3
571:1st
568:4–0
565:8–2
548:3–1
545:7–2
530:1st
527:4–0
524:9–1
503:1st
500:4–0
460:4–1
457:7–3
421:3rd
418:4–2
397:4–2
394:6–3
179:UAA
177:5×
165:UAA
159:PAC
134:3–4
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283:.
263:.
255:.
218:A
163:8
157:2
86:HC
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1367:e
1360:t
1353:v
1324:.
1197:C
1151:L
1105:L
1080:L
1055:W
1007:)
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969:L
863:W
837:L
697:W
507:L
480:)
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