Ukraine is subdivided into 24 regions (oblasti, singular - oblast), 1 autonomous republic (avtomnaya respublika) in the Crimea, and 2 municipalities (mista, singular - misto) with regional status, marked by a *:
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July 12 - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician and leader
July 13 - Pablo Neruda, poet
August 28 - Secondo Campini, Italian jet pioneer
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