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Barbu Dimitrie Stirbei Barbu Dimitrie Stirbei 1799 - 1869 Prince
Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant 1724 - 1804 Philosopher of the Enlightenment
Mehmed III Mehmed III 1566 - 1603 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Rihard Jakopic Rihard Jakopic 1869 - 1943 Impressionist painter
Panait Istrati Panait Istrati 1884 - 1935 Writer
Kristofer Uppdal Kristofer Uppdal 1878 - 1961 Poet and author
Telly Tjanggulung Telly Tjanggulung 1973 - 2021 Regent of Southeast Minahasa
Larisa Avdeyeva Larisa Avdeyeva 1925 - 2013 Soviet film star and singer
Anton Dolin Anton Dolin 1904 - 1983 Ballet dancer and choreographer
Gege Marubi Gege Marubi 1907 - 1984 Photographer and son of Kel Marubi
Pandeli Sotiri Pandeli Sotiri 1843 - 1892 Literary historian and writer
Pote Sarasin Pote Sarasin 1905 - 2000 Prime Minister, Diplomat
Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Balcescu 1819 - 1852 Historian, Soldier, Journalist
Ahmet Zogu Ahmet Zogu 1895 - 1961 First King of Albania (1928-1939)
Jean de Labadie Jean de Labadie 1610 - 1674 Founder of the Labadists
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy 1892 - 1963 Prime Minister of Bengal and Pakistan
Jenaro Perez Villaamil Jenaro Perez Villaamil 1807 - 1854 Landscape painter with figures
Adriana Prieto Adriana Prieto 1950 - 1974 Actress of theater, cinema and television
Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier 1907 - 1989 Actor and director
Dhiraj Choudhury Dhiraj Choudhury 1936 - 2018 Modern Indian painter and art teacher
Stefan Askenase Stefan Askenase 1896 - 1985 Classical pianist and pedagogue
Sadr al Din al Sadr Sadr al Din al Sadr 1882 - 1953 Islamic scholar and astronomer
Mirza Adeeb Mirza Adeeb 1914 - 1999 Dramatist and short story writer
Rong Wongsawan Rong Wongsawan 1932 - 2009 Writer, Journalist
Laura Gundersen Laura Gundersen 1832 - 1898 Actress
Ronald Ernest Aitchison Ronald Ernest Aitchison 1921 - 1996 Physicist and electronics engineer
Zoia Ceausescu Zoia Ceausescu 1949 - 2006 Mathematician
Fakhruddin Ebrahim Fakhruddin Ebrahim 1928 - 2020 Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
Ghulam Muhammad Ghobar Ghulam Muhammad Ghobar 1897 - 1978 Afghan history and politics
Ahmad Yani Ahmad Yani 1922 - 1965 Commander of the Indonesian Army
Kristo Negovani Kristo Negovani 1875 - 1905 Author of Istori e dhiatësë vietërë
Abhas Kumar Ganguly Abhas Kumar Ganguly 1929 - 1987 Playback singer, actor, music director
Mihail Farcasanu Mihail Farcasanu 1907 - 1987 Journalist, Politician, Writer
Luis Bunuel Luis Bunuel 1900 - 1983 Film director and screenwriter
Ivan Potrc Ivan Potrc 1913 - 1993 Writer
Armand Nassery Armand Nassery 1966 - 2017 Author, filmmaker, former Zionist
Joseph Arthur Gosnell Sr. Joseph Arthur Gosnell Sr. 1936 - 2020 Tribal Leader
Erich Alfred Hartmann Erich Alfred Hartmann 1922 - 1993 Fighter pilot, flying ace, military officer
Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju 1940 - 2022 Actor and politician, appeared
Ernest Douwes Dekker Ernest Douwes Dekker 1879 - 1950 Nationalist and politician of Indo descent
Shin Kyuk-ho Shin Kyuk-ho 1921 - 2020 Founder of Lotte Corporation
Walter Wilson Froggatt Walter Wilson Froggatt 1858 - 1937 Entomologist and author of Australian Insects
Toshiki Kaifu Toshiki Kaifu 1931 - 2022 Prime minister of Japan
Suwat Woradilok Suwat Woradilok 1923 - 2007 Writer, National Artist
Izumo no Okuni Izumo no Okuni 1578 - 1613 Founder of kabuki theatre
Tancredo Neves Tancredo Neves 1910 - 1985 President-elect of Brazil
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ghulam Ishaq Khan 1915 - 2006 Seventh president of Pakistan
Omar Khayyam Omar Khayyam 1048 - 1131 Peripatetic philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, poetry
Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Papanikolaou 1883 - 1962 Medical Innovator
Kaneto Shindo Kaneto Shindo 1912 - 2012 Film director, screenwriter, film producer, writer
Nina Cassian Nina Cassian 1924 - 2014 Poet
Cha In Ha Cha In Ha 1992 - 2019 Actor and singer
Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias 1450 - 1500 Navigator and explorer
Khalida Hussain Khalida Hussain 1937 - 2019 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Zara Gretti Zara Gretti 1983 - 2014 Singer, rapper, songwriter, television personality
Arsinoe II Arsinoe II -316 - -270 Queen of Thrace, Anatolia, Macedonia, and Egypt
Lluis Rigalt Lluis Rigalt 1814 - 1894 Painter of the Spanish Mannerist school
Henri de Saint-Simon Henri de Saint-Simon 1760 - 1825 Social reformer and founder of Christian socialism
Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda 1926 - 2016 Film and theatre director
Vasily Demut Malinovsky Vasily Demut Malinovsky 1779 - 1846 History and portrait sculptor
Ansgar Ansgar 801 - 865 Missionary and archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
Egas Moniz Egas Moniz 1874 - 1955 Neurologist and developer of cerebral angiography
Ken Shimura Ken Shimura 1950 - 2020 comedy actor and TV personality
Tayo Aderinokun Tayo Aderinokun 1955 - 2011 CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank
Amin al-Hafiz Amin al-Hafiz 1921 - 2009 President of Syria
Ulanhu Ulanhu 1906 - 1988 Chairman of Inner Mongolia and Vice President
Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki 1907 - 1998 Minister of Health
Rosa Luxemburg Rosa Luxemburg 1871 - 1919 Marxist theorist, anti-war activist
Caroline Herschel Caroline Herschel 1750 - 1848 Astronomer and comet discoverer
Sudharmono Sudharmono 1927 - 2006 Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly
Qiu Ying Qiu Ying 1494 - 1552 Gongbi painter
Ramkinkar Baij Ramkinkar Baij 1906 - 1980 Modern Indian sculpture and painting
Vilhelm Hammershoi Vilhelm Hammershoi 1864 - 1916 Interior, portrait, and landscape painter
Viktor Luferov Viktor Luferov 1945 - 2010 Folk singer-songwriter
Merle Mitchell Merle Mitchell 1934 - 2021 Community worker and former ACOSS president
Felipe Carrillo Puerto Felipe Carrillo Puerto 1874 - 1924 Journalist, politician and revolutionary
James Randi James Randi 1928 - 2020 Stage Magician, Scientific Skeptic
Guo Yonghuai Guo Yonghuai 1909 - 1968 Aerospace engineer and aerodynamics scientist
Sven Elvestad Sven Elvestad 1884 - 1934 Writer of detective stories
Dimitris Kremastinos Dimitris Kremastinos 1942 - 2020 cardiologist and health minister
Faiz Ahmad Faiz Faiz Ahmad Faiz 1911 - 1984 Poet and journalist
Nick Cave Nick Cave 1957 - 2021 musician, writer, and actor
Ahmad Madoun Ahmad Madoun 1941 - 1983 Artist
Demola Seriki Demola Seriki 1959 - 2022 Nigerian ambassador to Spain
Silviu Brucan Silviu Brucan 1916 - 2006 political analyst
Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon 1928 - 2016 particle physics and cosmic rays research
Sejong the Great Sejong the Great 1397 - 1450 King of Joseon and inventor of Hangul
Junko Tabei Junko Tabei 1939 - 2016 First woman to summit Mount Everest
Abd al-Masih Haddad Abd al-Masih Haddad 1890 - 1963 Writer and journalist of the Mahjar movement
Edmund the Martyr Edmund the Martyr 842 - 869 King of East Anglia and Christian martyr
Joaquin Pardave Joaquin Pardave 1900 - 1955 Film actor and director
Naum Gabo Naum Gabo 1890 - 1977 Sculptor, theorist, and key figure
Prajadhipok Prajadhipok 1893 - 1941 King of Siam, Reformer
Mahsuri binti Pandak Mayah Mahsuri binti Pandak Mayah 1760 - 1819
Hugo Jan Huss Hugo Jan Huss 1934 - 2006 Orchestra Conductor
Traian Lalescu Traian Lalescu 1882 - 1929 Mathematician
Talat Mahmood Talat Mahmood 1924 - 1998 Playback Singer and Ghazal Singer
Evgenia Antipova Evgenia Antipova 1917 - 2009 Painter
Ali Dino Ali Dino 1890 - 1938 Cartoonist and Member of the Greek Parliament
Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah 1926 - 2001 Sultan of Selangor and 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Yousaf Shakeel Yousaf Shakeel 1938 - 2023 Actor, playwright and academic
Alexandre Benois Alexandre Benois 1870 - 1960 Art critic and historian
Anton Tomaz Linhart Anton Tomaz Linhart 1756 - 1795 Playwright and Historian
Peter Lymburner Robertson Peter Lymburner Robertson 1879 - 1951 Inventor of the Robertson screw and screwdriver
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus 1473 - 1543 Heliocentric theory of the solar system
Kim Ja-ok Kim Ja-ok 1951 - 2014 actress
Olusegun Kokumo Agagu Olusegun Kokumo Agagu 1948 - 2013 Governor of Ondo State
Edvard Kocbek Edvard Kocbek 1904 - 1981 Poet, Writer, Politician
Alfredo Marceneiro Alfredo Marceneiro 1891 - 1982 Fado singer
Horatiu Radulescu Horatiu Radulescu 1942 - 2008 composer
Mihail Manoilescu Mihail Manoilescu 1891 - 1950 Economist
Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas 1802 - 1870 Historical novels and adventure stories
Haron Amin Haron Amin 1969 - 2015 Ambassador
Sophocles Sophocles -496 - -406 Tragic playwright and poet
Dele Giwa Dele Giwa 1947 - 1986 Journalist, editor,founder of Newswatch magazine
Tai Solarin Tai Solarin 1916 - 1994 Founder of Mayflower School
Bisi Komolafe Bisi Komolafe 1986 - 2012 Actress, film director, film producer
Muhammad Hassanein Heikal Muhammad Hassanein Heikal 1923 - 2016 Editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram
Arnstein Arneberg Arnstein Arneberg 1882 - 1961 Architect of Oslo City Hall
Jose Luis Cuevas Jose Luis Cuevas 1934 - 2017 Painter, writer, draftsman, engraver, illustrator
Josip Ipavec Josip Ipavec 1873 - 1921 composer, physician
David Crosby David Crosby 1941 - 2023 musician Singer Songwriter
Rashed bin Umayrah Rashed bin Umayrah -1460 - -1500 Physician
Abd al-Wahhab Hawmad Abd al-Wahhab Hawmad 1915 - 2002 Minister of Education, Minister of Finance
Miyamoto Musashi Miyamoto Musashi 1584 - 1645 Founder of Niten Ichi-ryū swordsmanship
Tran Van Huong Tran Van Huong 1902 - 1982 Politician
Tadeusz Boy-Zelenski Tadeusz Boy-Zelenski 1874 - 1941 Writer and translator of French literature
Agustin Bernal Agustin Bernal 1959 - 2018 Action film star
Sulaiman Ar Rasuli Sulaiman Ar Rasuli 1871 - 1970 Former robber and gambling tycoon
Gu Ruzhang Gu Ruzhang 1894 - 1952 Northern Shaolin martial arts system
Sharif Ali bin al Hussein Sharif Ali bin al Hussein 1956 - 2022 Leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy party
Milita Petrascu Milita Petrascu 1892 - 1976 Sculptor
Loalwa Braz Loalwa Braz 1953 - 2017 Lead vocalist of Kaoma
Dadullah Akhund Dadullah Akhund 1966 - 2007 Taliban's senior military commander
Victoria Louise of Prussia Victoria Louise of Prussia 1892 - 1980 Princess of Prussia and Duchess of Brunswick
Marie Bell Marie Bell 1900 - 1985 Tragedian, comic actor, stage director
Kaimook Chuto Kaimook Chuto 1938 - 1995 Sculptor
Janusz Kupcewicz Janusz Kupcewicz 1955 - 2022 Midfielder
Stanislaw Moniuszko Stanislaw Moniuszko 1819 - 1872 Opera composer
Orhan Veli Kanik Orhan Veli Kanik 1914 - 1950 Modernist poet
Zubair Dahlan Zubair Dahlan 1905 - 1969 Islamic leader and scholar
Nwafor Orizu Nwafor Orizu 1914 - 1999 President of the Nigerian Senate
Ramiz Alia Ramiz Alia 1925 - 2011 President of Albania and head of the Party
Juan de Dios Guevara Juan de Dios Guevara 1910 - 2000 Chemist
Ingeborg Krafft Ingeborg Krafft 1902 - 1963 Architect
Stan Laurel Stan Laurel 1890 - 1965 Actor, comedian, writer, and director
Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edison 1847 - 1931 engineer the inventor entrepreneur
Benito Mussolini Benito Mussolini 1883 - 1945
Sergei Lednev Schukin Sergei Lednev Schukin 1875 - 1961 Painter and stage designer
Josefina Vicens Josefina Vicens 1911 - 1988 Novelist, journalist, and screenwriter
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  • 1. Ahmad Mallah, Haji

    Died: 1969 A.D
    Slogan: Quran is the word of God, the light of guidance,the source of wisdom, and the fountain of knowledge.

    Ahmad Mallah, Haji was a Sindhi poet and translator of the Quran. He was born in a village called Kundi in Badin District, Sindh, in 1877. His father was Nangio Mallah, a farmer and a religious scholar. Ahmad Mallah received his early education from his father and then from various teachers in Sindh. He learned Arabic, Persian, Urdu and English languages. He also studied Islamic sciences and literature. He was a moderate Islamic scholar and a follower of the Chishti Sufi order. He wrote poetry in Sindhi and Urdu languages, and also translated some Persian and Arabic works into Sindhi. His most famous and remarkable work is his poetic translation of the Quran in Sindhi language, which he completed in 1958. He named it Noor-ul-Quran (The Light of the Quran). It is considered to be the first and the best poetic translation of the Quran in Sindhi language. It is also a masterpiece of Sindhi poetry and literature. He also wrote a commentary on his translation, explaining the meanings and interpretations of the Quranic verses. He died in 1969 and was buried in Badin.

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  • 2. Nizar Qabbani

    Died: 1998 A.D
    Slogan: What is the difference between me and the sky?it is that when you laugh, I forget about the sky.

    Nizar Qabbani was a Syrian poet, writer, and publisher who is considered to be one of the most influential and popular poets in the Arab world. He was born in Damascus in 1923 to a middle-class merchant family and was the grandnephew of the pioneering Arab playwright Abu Khalil Qabbani. He studied law at the University of Damascus and graduated in 1945. He then joined the Syrian Foreign Ministry and served as a diplomat in several countries, including Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Britain, China, and Spain. He resigned from his diplomatic career in 1966 and moved to Beirut, Lebanon, where he founded his own publishing company. He later lived in Geneva, Switzerland, and London, England, where he died in 1998. Qabbani's poetic style combines simplicity and elegance in exploring themes of love, eroticism, feminism, religion, and Arab nationalism. He wrote more than 20 collections of poetry, some of which were set to music and sung by famous Arab singers. He also wrote prose, essays, and letters. He is known for his innovative use of free verse and his expression of the Arab woman's voice and perspective. He was influenced by the tragic death of his sister, who committed suicide rather than marry a man she did not love, and by the political and social upheavals in the Arab world, especially the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Arab defeat in the 1967 war. He was a staunch critic of Arab regimes and leaders, and a supporter of democracy and human rights. He was also a lover of Arabic culture and language, and a defender of Arab identity and dignity. He received many awards and honors for his literary contributions, and is widely regarded as Syria's national poet.

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  • 3. William Shakespeare

    Died: 1616 A.D
    Slogan: The rest is silence.

    William Shakespeare was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birthday is most commonly celebrated on 23 April (see When was Shakespeare born ), which is also believed to be the date he died in 1616. Shakespeare was a prolific writer during the Elizabethan and Jacobean ages of British theatre (sometimes called the English Renaissance or the Early Modern Period). Shakespeare’s plays are perhaps his most enduring legacy, but they are not all he wrote. Shakespeare’s poems also remain popular to this day. Shakespeare's family were granted a coat of arms in 1596: it is thought that it was the influence of William Shakespeare that brought that about. It is likely that both William Shakespeare’s parents – John and Mary – were illiterate. John used a pair of glover’s compasses as his signature and Mary used a running horse. Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best works produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest works in the English language. In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights. Many of Shakespeare's plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. However, in 1623, John Heminges and Henry Condell, two fellow actors and friends of Shakespeare's, published a more definitive text known as the First Folio, a posthumous collected edition of Shakespeare's dramatic works that includes 36 of his plays. Its Preface was a prescient poem by Ben Jonson, a former rival of Shakespeare, that hailed Shakespeare with the now famous epithet: not of an age, but for all time.

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  • 4. Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi

    Died: 1020 A.D
    Slogan: I suffered during these thirty years, but I have revived the Iranians with my poetry.

    Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi was born in 940 CE in a village near Tus, in the Khorasan region of Iran, which was then under the rule of the Samanid dynasty. He belonged to a wealthy family of dehqans, who were Iranian aristocrats and landowners that had preserved their status and culture after the Arab conquest of Iran in the 7th century. Ferdowsi was educated in Persian literature and history, as well as Arabic language and sciences. He married a woman from his own class and had a daughter with her. He devoted most of his adult life to composing his masterpiece, the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings), which is the national epic of Iran and one of the longest poems ever written by a single author. The Shahnameh is based on a prose work of the same name that was compiled in Ferdowsi's youth, which in turn was a translation of a Pahlavi (Middle Persian) work called Khvatay-namak, a history of the kings of Iran from mythical times to the Sassanid dynasty. Ferdowsi also added material from oral traditions, legends, and other sources to his poem, which covers more than 50,000 couplets and spans thousands of years of Iranian history and culture. Ferdowsi composed his poem for the Samanid princes of Khorasan, who were patrons of Persian literature and culture. However, during his lifetime, the Samanid dynasty was overthrown by the Ghaznavid Turks, who were less interested in Ferdowsi's work. Ferdowsi faced many hardships and disappointments in his life, such as the death of his son at a young age, the loss of his patrons and friends, the invasion of his homeland by foreign powers, and the neglect and betrayal of the rulers who commissioned his poem. He died in 1020 CE in Tus, in poverty and bitterness, but also with confidence in his lasting fame. He was buried in his own garden, but later a mausoleum was built over his grave by a Ghaznavid governor. His tomb became a revered site and a symbol of Iranian identity and pride. Ferdowsi is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in world literature and one of the most influential figures in Iranian history and culture. His Shahnameh is a source of inspiration and identity for Iranians and other Persian-speaking peoples. It is also a valuable document of ancient Iranian myths, legends, history, language, religion, art, and values. Ferdowsi's style is characterized by its epic grandeur, lyrical beauty, moral wisdom, historical accuracy, and cultural richness. He is celebrated as a national hero and a guardian of Persian heritage by Iranians and other admirers around the world.

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  • 5. Ahmadu Bello

    Died: 1966 A.D
    Slogan: Work and worship

    Ahmadu Bello was a conservative Nigerian statesman who masterminded Northern Nigeria through the independence of Nigeria in 1960 and served as its first and only premier from 1954 until his assassination in 1966. He was also the leader of the Northern People's Congress, the ruling party at the time consisting of the Hausa–Fulani elite. He had previously been elected into the regional legislature and later became a government minister. A member of the Sokoto Caliphate dynasty, he made attempts at becoming Sultan of Sokoto before later joining politics. He was a descendant of Uthman dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, and a grandson of Sultan Atiku na Raba. He received Islamic education at home, where he learnt the Qur'an, Islamic jurisprudence and the traditions of Muhammad. He later attended Sokoto Provincial School and the Katsina Training College (now Barewa College). During his school days, he was known as Ahmadu Rabah. He finished school in 1931 and subsequently became the English teacher in Sokoto Middle School. In 1934, Bello was made the District Head of Rabah by Sultan Hassan dan Mu'azu, succeeding his brother. In 1938, he was promoted to the position of Divisional Head of Gusau and became a member of the Sultan's council. In 1938, at the age of just 28, he made attempts to become the Sultan of Sokoto but was not successful, losing to Sir Siddiq Abubakar III who reigned for 50 years until his death in 1988. The new Sultan immediately made Sir Ahmadu Bello the Sardauna (Crown Prince) of Sokoto, a chieftaincy title, and promoted him to the Sokoto Native Authority Council. These titles automatically made him the Chief Political Adviser to the Sultan. Later, he was put in charge of the Sokoto Province to oversee 47 districts and by 1944, he was back at the Sultan's Palace to work as the Chief Secretary of the State Native Administration. He entered politics in 1949 as a member of the Northern House of Assembly and a representative of the Sokoto Native Authority. In 1951, he was elected to the House of Representatives in Lagos as a member of the Northern People's Congress (NPC), a party that he helped to form. He became the first Premier of Northern Nigeria in 1954. He was a strong advocate of the modernization and unity of Northern Nigeria, and he opposed the secessionist agenda of some southern politicians. He worked to improve the education, health, agriculture, and infrastructure of the region. He also supported the establishment of the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, the second largest university in Africa. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1959. He was assassinated on 15 January 1966 in a military coup led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, an Igbo officer. He died alongside his wife, Hafsatu, and his aide, Ahmed Ben Musa. He was buried in Sokoto, and his tomb is a national monument. He is widely revered in Northern Nigeria as a visionary leader and a symbol of the region's identity and history.

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  • 6. Albert Einstein

    Died: 1955 A.D
    Slogan: The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.

    Albert Einstein was one of the most influential and renowned physicists of the 20th century. He was born in Ulm, Germany, on March 14, 1879, to a Jewish family. He showed an early interest in mathematics and physics, but had difficulty with the rigid schooling system. He moved to Switzerland in 1895 and enrolled in the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich, where he met his first wife, Mileva Marić, a fellow physics student. He graduated in 1900 with a diploma in physics, but had trouble finding an academic position. He worked as a patent clerk in Bern from 1902 to 1909, while pursuing his own research in his spare time. In 1905, he published four groundbreaking papers on the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, special relativity, and mass-energy equivalence, which earned him the reputation of a scientific genius. He received his PhD from the University of Zurich in 1905, and became a lecturer at the University of Bern in 1908. He moved to Prague in 1911 as a full professor, and then returned to Zurich in 1912 as a professor of theoretical physics. In 1914, he accepted a prestigious position at the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin, where he worked until 1933. He also became a German citizen in 1914, but renounced it in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect, and his contributions to theoretical physics. He developed the general theory of relativity, a more comprehensive theory of gravity, between 1907 and 1915, which was confirmed by the observation of the bending of light by the Sun during a solar eclipse in 1919. He also made significant contributions to quantum mechanics, cosmology, statistical mechanics, and the unified field theory. He was a pacifist and a humanitarian, who advocated for social justice, civil rights, and nuclear disarmament. He was a supporter of the Zionist movement, and was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, which he politely declined. He moved to the United States in 1933, where he joined the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He became an American citizen in 1940, and remained at Princeton until his death. He was involved in the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb, but later regretted his role and warned of the dangers of nuclear weapons. He died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm on April 18, 1955, at the age of 76, in Princeton Hospital. He left behind a legacy of scientific discoveries and insights that have shaped our understanding of the universe and inspired generations of scientists and thinkers.

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  • 7. Edvard Grieg

    Died: 1907 A.D
    Slogan: I love the country that has given me everything

    Edvard Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist who lived from 1843 to 1907. He is widely regarded as one of the leading Romantic era composers and a pioneer of the Norwegian nationalist school of music. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, his incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, and his Lyric Pieces for piano. He also used Norwegian folk music elements in his compositions, which helped to promote the music and culture of Norway. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory, where he was influenced by Mendelssohn and Schumann, but later developed his own distinctive style. He was friends with other Scandinavian composers, such as Rikard Nordraak and Niels Gade. He married his cousin Nina Hagerup, who was a singer and an interpreter of his songs. He suffered from poor health throughout his life and died in his hometown of Bergen. He is buried there in a mountain cave overlooking the city. He is the most celebrated person from the city of Bergen, with numerous statues, buildings, and institutions named after him. His music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide and has inspired many other composers.

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  • 8. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

    Died: 1948 A.D
    Slogan: Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

    Bapu, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was one of the most influential figures in the history of India and the world. He was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, a coastal town in Gujarat. His father was the chief minister of Porbandar state and his mother was a devout Hindu. He was married to Kasturba Gandhi at the age of 13 and had four sons with her. Bapu studied law in London and became a barrister in 1891. He then moved to South Africa to work as a lawyer for the Indian community there. He faced racial discrimination and injustice in South Africa and began to protest against them using nonviolent methods. He founded the Natal Indian Congress and led campaigns for civil rights and political representation for Indians. He also developed his concept of Satyagraha, or truth force, which was based on non-cooperation, civil disobedience, and peaceful resistance. Bapu returned to India in 1915 and joined the Indian National Congress, a political party that sought to end British colonial rule in India. He became the leader of the Congress in 1921 and launched several mass movements to challenge the British authority. Some of his famous campaigns were the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-1922), the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-1934), and the Quit India Movement (1942-1945). He also led the historic Dandi Salt March in 1930, where he and thousands of his followers defied the British salt tax by making their own salt from seawater. Bapu was not only a political leader but also a social reformer and a spiritual guide. He advocated for the upliftment of the poor, the oppressed, and the untouchables. He promoted swadeshi or self-reliance by encouraging Indians to spin their own cloth from khadi or hand-spun cotton. He also preached ahimsa or non-violence as a way of life and a means of achieving harmony among different religions and communities. Bapu played a crucial role in securing India's independence from British rule in 1947. However, he was deeply saddened by the partition of India and Pakistan along religious lines and the violence that followed. He tried to stop the communal riots and appealed for peace and brotherhood. He was assassinated on 30 January 1948 by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist who blamed him for appeasing Muslims. Bapu's last words were Hey Ram or Oh God. Bapu is widely regarded as the Father of the Nation in India and is revered as a symbol of peace, truth, and non-violence across the world. His birthday, 2 October, is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti in India and as the International Day of Non-Violence by the United Nations. His life and teachings have inspired many leaders and movements for freedom, justice, and human rights around the globe.

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Profile

  • 9. Juan Martin Diez

    Died: 1825 A.D
    Slogan: I will die as I have lived: defending my country and my ideas.

    Juan Martín Díez was born in a peasant family in Castrillo de Duero, Valladolid, Spain on September 5, 1775. He had a passion for military affairs since his childhood and participated in the War of the Pyrenees against France when he was 18. He married María Antonia Santos Platero in 1796 and settled in Fuentecén, Burgos, where he worked as a farmer until the French invasion of Spain in 1808. He then organized a group of guerrillas composed of his friends and relatives to fight against the invaders. He earned the nickname El Empecinado (the Undaunted) for his courage and persistence. He fought in many battles and skirmishes along the Duero river basin and other provinces, harassing and defeating the French troops with his superior knowledge of the terrain and his unconventional tactics. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1809 and later to brigadier general in 1812. He also collaborated with the regular Spanish army and the British allies led by Wellington. He was a supporter of the liberal Constitution of 1812 and opposed the absolutist monarchy of Ferdinand VII, who abolished the constitution after his restoration in 1814. He joined the liberal uprising of 1820 and defended the constitutional regime against the royalist forces. He was captured by the royalists in 1823 and imprisoned in Pamplona. He was later transferred to Roa de Duero, where he was sentenced to death by hanging on August 20, 1825. He died with dignity and courage, refusing to ask for pardon or mercy. His body was buried in Burgos cemetery. He is regarded as one of the most prominent figures of the Spanish War of Independence and a hero of liberalism. His life inspired many writers, artists, and historians. His name is honored in many streets, squares, monuments, and institutions throughout Spain. His legacy lives on in the Spanish people's struggle for freedom and democracy.

    Juan Martin Diez Profile

  • 10. Miyamoto Musashi

    Died: 1645 A.D
    Slogan: The way is in training.

    Miyamoto Musashi was a legendary Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, and rōnin. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest swordsmen in history, as well as a master of various arts and crafts. He lived during the late Sengoku and early Edo periods, a time of social and political turmoil in Japan. He spent most of his life wandering across the country, challenging and defeating numerous opponents in duels, honing his skills and developing his own style of swordsmanship. He also participated in several wars and battles, serving different lords and factions. He was never defeated in any of his 61 recorded duels, some of which were against multiple adversaries or renowned masters. Musashi's most famous duel was against Sasaki Kojirō, another prominent swordsman, in 1612. The duel took place on the island of Funajima, near Kokura. Musashi arrived late, and used a wooden sword that he carved from an oar on his way to the island. He struck Kojirō on the head with a single blow, killing him instantly. Musashi then swiftly left the island, without waiting for the formalities. This duel has been dramatized and fictionalized in many works of literature, art, and film. Musashi was also a prolific writer and a keen observer of nature and human behavior. He wrote several works on martial arts, strategy, and philosophy, most notably The Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho), a treatise on the principles and practice of his Niten Ichi-ryū (Two Heavens as One) style of swordsmanship, which employs both the long and the short sword simultaneously. The book is divided into five chapters, each corresponding to one of the five elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and Void. It contains practical advice on tactics, techniques, and training, as well as metaphysical and ethical insights on the way of the warrior and the nature of reality. The book is considered a classic of military strategy and has influenced various fields and disciplines, such as business, politics, sports, and psychology. Musashi was also a talented artist and a versatile craftsman. He created many paintings, calligraphies, sculptures, and metalworks, often incorporating Zen and Buddhist motifs. He was especially skilled in painting birds and animals, using a minimalist and dynamic style. Some of his artworks are designated as national treasures or important cultural properties in Japan. He also designed and supervised the construction of the Akashi Castle in 1617, and the reconstruction of the Kumamoto Castle in 1637. Musashi spent his last years as a hermit in a cave called Reigandō, near Kumamoto. He continued to practice and refine his art, as well as to meditate and write. He died in 1645, at the age of 60 or 61, of what is believed to be thoracic cancer. He died peacefully, after completing his final work, The Path of Aloneness (Dokkōdō), a collection of 21 precepts on self-discipline and personal conduct. He was buried at the Musashizuka Park, where a memorial and a statue were erected in his honor. He is revered as a national hero and a cultural icon in Japan, and his legacy lives on in many forms of popular culture around the world.

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