{"id":140835,"date":"2021-08-06T21:13:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T19:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/society\/biographies\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:19:02","slug":"biographies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/en\/society\/biographies\/","title":{"rendered":"Biographies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>About Aalten residents who have played an important or notable role in our local history or beyond. 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