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Sadiq Jalal al-Azm Sadiq Jalal al-Azm 1934 - 2016 Professor of Modern European Philosophy
Sugawara Michizane Sugawara Michizane 845 - 903 Scholar, poet, and politician
Elna Lassen Elna Lassen 1901 - 1930 Ballet dancer
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera 1886 - 1957 Painter, muralist
John Paul II John Paul II 1920 - 2005 Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church
Berkrerk Chartvanchai Berkrerk Chartvanchai 1944 - 2022 Professional Boxer
Saadi Shirazi Saadi Shirazi 1210 - 1291 Persian poet and prose writer
Antonio Machado Antonio Machado 1875 - 1939 Poet and leading figure of the Generation of '98
Cha In Ha Cha In Ha 1992 - 2019 Actor and singer
Kate Jennings Kate Jennings 1948 - 2021 Writer and feminist activist
Vicente Fernandez Vicente Fernandez 1940 - 2021 Ranchera singer and film producer
Yves Congar Yves Congar 1904 - 1995 Theologian and cardinal
Clive Staples Lewis Clive Staples Lewis 1898 - 1963 Author
Elisabeth of Romania Elisabeth of Romania 1894 - 1956 Queen Consort
Huda Sharawi Huda Sharawi 1879 - 1947 Founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union
Ramses IX Ramses IX -1129 - -1111 Pharaoh of Egypt
Farman Fatehpuri Farman Fatehpuri 1926 - 2013 Linguist, researcher, writer, critic and scholar
La Thoai Tan La Thoai Tan 1937 - 2008 Actor, Director
Bento de Jesus Caraca Bento de Jesus Caraca 1901 - 1948 Mathematician, economist, professor, writer
Mohammad al Qubanchi Mohammad al Qubanchi 1904 - 1989 Iraqi maqam singer and composer
Go Hui-dong Go Hui-dong 1886 - 1965 First Korean painter to adopt Western styles
Ion Voicu Ion Voicu 1923 - 1997 Violinist
Ned Kelly Ned Kelly 1854 - 1880 Bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted
Nur Ahmed Nur Nur Ahmed Nur 1937 - 2024 Minister of the Interior
Golbery do Couto e Silva Golbery do Couto e Silva 1911 - 1987 Chief of Staff of the Presidency
Lou Zhicen Lou Zhicen 1920 - 1995 Pharmacognosy
Tan Yankai Tan Yankai 1869 - 1923 Acting President and Premier
Catherine Hamlin Catherine Hamlin 1924 - 2020 Obstetrician and gynaecologist
Mario Molina Mario Molina 1943 - 2020 Physical chemist
Babrak Karmal Babrak Karmal 1929 - 1996 President
Abram Grushko Abram Grushko 1918 - 1980 Painter and art teacher
Akinloye Akinyemi Akinloye Akinyemi 1954 - 2012 Major in the Nigerian Army Signal Corps
Emperor Taisho Emperor Taisho 1879 - 1926 Emperor of Japan
Vu Minh Son Vu Minh Son 1981 - 2013 Singer
Jaja Anucha Ndubuisi Wachuku Jaja Anucha Ndubuisi Wachuku 1918 - 1996 First Speaker of Nigerian House of Representatives
Peng Xiaolian Peng Xiaolian 1953 - 2019 Film director, scriptwriter and author
Tun Perak Tun Perak 1400 - 1498 Chief minister of Malacca Sultanate
Jin Yunpeng Jin Yunpeng 1877 - 1951 Premier of the Republic of China
Kartini Kartini 1879 - 1904 Activist for women's rights and education
Thutmose II Thutmose II -1510 - -1479 King of Egypt
Laozi Laozi -551 - -479 Founder of Taoism
Lolo Soetoro Lolo Soetoro 1935 - 1987 Geologist and army colonel
Elena Moldovan Popoviciu Elena Moldovan Popoviciu 1924 - 2009 Mathematician
Abdul Rahim Hatif Abdul Rahim Hatif 1884 - 1953 Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Ku Sang Ku Sang 1919 - 2004 Poet
Vintila Horia Vintila Horia 1915 - 1992 Writer
Murtala Ramat Muhammed Murtala Ramat Muhammed 1938 - 1976 Head of State of Nigeria
Krishnakumar Kunnath Krishnakumar Kunnath 1968 - 2022 Playback singing in Hindi and other languages
Louis Antoine de Noailles Louis Antoine de Noailles 1651 - 1729 Cardinal and archbishop of Paris
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov 1806 - 1858 Painter of historical and religious subjects
Sornphet Sornsuphan Sornphet Sornsuphan 1948 - 2022 Luk thung singer
Virgil Ierunca Virgil Ierunca 1920 - 2006 Literary critic
Lyubov Orlova Lyubov Orlova 1902 - 1975 Soviet film star and singer
Hassan Sadpara Hassan Sadpara 1964 - 2016 Mountaineer and adventurer
Said al-Ghazzi Said al-Ghazzi 1893 - 1967 Prime Minister of Syria
Bert Kaempfert Bert Kaempfert 1923 - 1980 Orchestra leader, music producer
Jaroslaw Marek Rymkiewicz Jaroslaw Marek Rymkiewicz 1935 - 2022 Poet, essayist, dramatist, translator
Chung Mong-hun Chung Mong-hun 1948 - 2003 Chairman of Hyundai Asan
Dodi Fayed Dodi Fayed 1955 - 1997 Film producer
Nguyen Phuc Mien Dinh Nguyen Phuc Mien Dinh 1810 - 1886 Prince
Mahmoud Yassin Mahmoud Yassin 1941 - 2020 Actor
Enrique Urquijo Enrique Urquijo 1960 - 1999 Singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Juan Fernandez Navarrete Juan Fernandez Navarrete 1526 - 1579 Painter of the Spanish Mannerist school
Povl Dissing Povl Dissing 1938 - 2022 Singer and musician
Augusto Perez Aranibar Augusto Perez Aranibar 1858 - 1948 Physician
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 1929 - 1994 America s first lady
Saionji Kinmochi Saionji Kinmochi 1849 - 1940 Prime Minister of Japan
Ismet inonu Ismet inonu 1884 - 1973 President of Turkey
Panait Istrati Panait Istrati 1884 - 1935 Writer
Gellu Naum Gellu Naum 1915 - 2001 Poet
Otto the Great Otto the Great 912 - 973 Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany
Flor Silvestre Flor Silvestre 1930 - 2020 Singer and actress
Isabel Fraire Isabel Fraire 1934 - 2015 Poet, translator and literary critic
Ali Maksum Ali Maksum 1868 - 1923 Islamic leader and revivalist
Constantine I Constantine I 272 - 337 Roman emperor, first Christian emperor
Victor Toma Victor Toma 1922 - 2008 Engineer and Scientist
Hiep Hoa Hiep Hoa 1847 - 1883 Emperor
Henryk Niewodniczanski Henryk Niewodniczanski 1900 - 1968 Nuclear physics
Hang Phuong Hang Phuong 1908 - 1983 Poet
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Elizabeth Alexandra Mary 1926 - 2022
Steen Eiler Rasmussen Steen Eiler Rasmussen 1898 - 1990 Architect and urban planner of many public
Spartacus Spartacus -71 - -111 Slave rebellion leader
Chou Wen chung Chou Wen chung 1923 - 2019 Composer of contemporary classical music
Vanchak Voradilok Vanchak Voradilok 1934 - 2017 Sprinter
Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix 1682 - 1761 Jesuit priest, traveller, and historian France
Mohammad Najibullah Mohammad Najibullah 1947 - 1996 President
Dragotin Cvetko Dragotin Cvetko 1911 - 1993 Musicologist
Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III 1938 - 2022 Monarch of the Yoruba town of Oyo
Mohammad Hashem Zamani Mohammad Hashem Zamani 1928 - 2005 Politician, Poet
Sanan Devahastin na Ayudhya Sanan Devahastin na Ayudhya 1877 - 1943 Educator, Writer, Government Officer
Joana Sainz Garcia Joana Sainz Garcia 1989 - 2019 Super Hollywood Orchestra member
Sigbjorn Obstfelder Sigbjorn Obstfelder 1866 - 1900 Poet, writer
Aleksei Brusilov Aleksei Brusilov 1853 - 1926 Military leader in the First World War
Clara Oshiomhole Clara Oshiomhole 1956 - 2010 Civil servant
Charles-Michel de l'Epee Charles-Michel de l'Epee 1712 - 1789 Founder of the first public school for the deaf
Ali Dino Ali Dino 1890 - 1938 Cartoonist and Member of the Greek Parliament
Baburao Painter Baburao Painter 1890 - 1954 Filmmaker, painter, sculptor
Bergen Bergen 1958 - 1989 Arabesque singer
Hurustiati Subandrio Hurustiati Subandrio 1918 - 1974 Parliament member of Indonesia
Joao Goulart Joao Goulart 1918 - 1976 President of Brazil
Yasuko Namba Yasuko Namba 1949 - 1996 Businesswoman and climber
Halit Akcatepe Halit Akcatepe 1938 - 2017 Actor
Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen 1923 - 2018 Film director and screenwriter
Jalaluddin Haqqani Jalaluddin Haqqani 1939 - 2018 Insurgent Commander
Vere Gordon Childe Vere Gordon Childe 1892 - 1957 Archaeologist and philologist
Jacob Christian Jacobsen Jacob Christian Jacobsen 1811 - 1887 Founder of Carlsberg brewery
Amoroso Katamsi Amoroso Katamsi 1943 - 2018 Actor, singer, performer
Alexander of Greece Alexander of Greece 1893 - 1920 King of the Hellenes
As-Salih Ayyub As-Salih Ayyub 1205 - 1249 Sultan of Egypt
Qalandar Momand Qalandar Momand 1930 - 2003 Poet and scholar of Pashto and Persian
Gunnar Haugan Gunnar Haugan 1925 - 2009 Radio and TV personality
Le Pho Le Pho 1907 - 2001 Painter
Rasuna Said Rasuna Said 1910 - 1965 Founder of the first school for women
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski 1807 - 1867 Composer, pianist, conductor, teacher
Kuniaki Koiso Kuniaki Koiso 1880 - 1950 General and prime minister of Japan
Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak 1929 - 2003 Runner
Mohammed Makhlouf Mohammed Makhlouf 1932 - 2020 businessman
Sahar Taha Sahar Taha 1957 - 2018 Singer and journalist
Mario Camus Mario Camus 1935 - 2021 Film director and screenwriter
Salah al Din al Sabbagh Salah al Din al Sabbagh 1889 - 1945 Leader of the Golden Square group
Nadine Gordimer Nadine Gordimer 1923 - 2014
Khairallah Assar Khairallah Assar 1935 - 2015 Professor of sociology at the University of Annaba
Hadrian Hadrian 76 - 138 Roman emperor
Rubina Qureshi Rubina Qureshi 1940 - 2022 Singer, songwriter and folk icon of Sindhi
Bhisadej Rajani Bhisadej Rajani 1922 - 2022 Prince, Author, Director of Royal Project
David Alfaro Siqueiros David Alfaro Siqueiros 1896 - 1974 Social realist painter
Joe Lynch Joe Lynch 1926 - 2001 Actor and singer
Sangthong Seesai Sangthong Seesai 1948 - 1984 Luk thung singer
Peter Thomson Peter Thomson 1929 - 2018 Golfer, course architect, writer
Georges Nomarski Georges Nomarski 1919 - 1997 Creator of differential interference microscopy
Mohammad al Sadr Mohammad al Sadr 1882 - 1956 Prime Minister of Iraq from 1948 to 1948
Bob Christo Bob Christo 1938 - 2011 Actor in Hindi films
Gerald Bull Gerald Bull 1928 - 1990 Long-range artillery
Ellis Rowan Ellis Rowan 1848 - 1922 Artist and botanical illustrator
Iuliu Maniu Iuliu Maniu 1873 - 1953 Politician
Louis Abrahams Louis Abrahams 1852 - 1903 Tobacconist and art patron
Henry Woodward Henry Woodward 1832 - 1910 Inventor of the electric light bulb
Wathiq Naji Wathiq Naji 1940 - 2014 Iraq national football team manager
Graham Knuttel Graham Knuttel 1954 - 2023 Painter and sculptor
Llazar Fundo Llazar Fundo 1899 - 1944 Writer, philosopher, activist
Carlos Gracida Liceaga Carlos Gracida Liceaga 1960 - 2014 Polo player
Thomas Ricketts Thomas Ricketts 1901 - 1967 Soldier
Mark Sheehan Mark Sheehan 1976 - 2023 Co-founder and guitarist of The Script
King Arthur King Arthur 5 - 6 Leader
Franciszek Pieczka Franciszek Pieczka 1928 - 2022 Film and stage actor
Carlos Saura Carlos Saura 1932 - 2023 Film director, producer, actor
Albert Speer Albert Speer 1905 - 1981 Minister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi
George Washington George Washington 1732 - 1799 First president of the United States
Julian Marias Julian Marias 1914 - 2005 Philosopher, writer, professor and essayist
Matila Ghyka Matila Ghyka 1881 - 1965 philosopher
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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. 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.

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  • 3. Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

    Died: 2004 A.D
    Slogan:

    Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan(born 1918, Abu Dhabi — died November 2, 2004) Known as the Father of the Nation for his role in forming the United Arab Emirates, the late H. H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the first President of the UAE. He served this position since the formation of the UAE on 2 December 1971 until he passed away in 2004. He also served as the Ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi from 1966 to 2004. Born in the city of Al Ain, Sheikh Zayed was the youngest of the four sons of H. H. Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 to 1926. Sheikh Zayed was a good listener and an unbiased dispute mediator. He was also renowned for his patience, vision and wisdom; qualities that earned him the title of ‘the wise man of the Arabs’. He ensured that all UAE citizens are instrumental to the nation's collective success. His vision led the UAE to be the GCC’s second biggest economy after KSA, the third largest in the Middle East and according to many prestigious international reports, the most important financial and economic centre in the region.

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  • 4. Emperor Pedro II

    Died: 1891 A.D
    Slogan: May God grant me these last wishes – peace and prosperity for Brazil.

    Pedro II was the second and last emperor of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, the seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and Empress Dona Maria Leopoldina. His father's abrupt abdication and departure to Europe in 1831 left the five-year-old as emperor and led to a grim and lonely childhood and adolescence, obliged to spend his time studying in preparation for rule. His experiences with court intrigues and political disputes during this period greatly affected his later character; he grew into a man with a strong sense of duty and devotion toward his country and his people, yet increasingly resentful of his role as monarch. Pedro II inherited an empire on the verge of disintegration, but he turned Brazil into an emerging power in the international arena. The nation grew to be distinguished from its Hispanic neighbors on account of its political stability, zealously guarded freedom of speech, respect for civil rights, vibrant economic growth, and form of government—a functional representative parliamentary monarchy. Brazil was also victorious in the Platine War, the Uruguayan War, and the Paraguayan War, as well as prevailing in several other international disputes and domestic tensions. Pedro II steadfastly pushed through the abolition of slavery despite opposition from powerful political and economic interests. A savant in his own right, the Emperor established a reputation as a vigorous sponsor of learning, culture, and the sciences, and he won the respect and admiration of people such as Charles Darwin, Victor Hugo, and Friedrich Nietzsche, and was a friend to Richard Wagner, Louis Pasteur, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, among others. He was married to Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, with whom he had four children, two of whom died in infancy. He was a devoted father and husband, and a cultured and well-read man. He was also a lover of nature and photography, and a patron of the arts and sciences. He was deposed by a military coup in 1889, which proclaimed Brazil a republic. He accepted the end of the monarchy without resistance and went into exile in Europe with his family. He died in Paris in 1891, at the age of 66, and his remains were later returned to Brazil with honors. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian leaders and a champion of democracy, freedom, and progress.

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  • 5. Pyotr Bagration

    Died: 1812 A.D
    Slogan: The Russian Army always has been success.

    Pyotr Bagration was a Russian general and prince of Georgian origin, prominent during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Bagration, a member of the Bagrationi dynasty, was born in Kizlyar. His father, Ivan (Ivane), served as an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, in which Bagration also enlisted in 1782. Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration began his military career serving in the Russo-Circassian War of 1763–1864 for a couple of years. Afterwards he participated in a war against the Ottomans and the capture of Ochakov in 1788. Later he helped suppress the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 in Poland and capture Warsaw. During Russia's Italian and Swiss campaigns of 1799 against the French, he served with distinction under Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov. In 1805 Russia joined the coalition against Napoleon. After the collapse of the Austrians at Ulm in October 1805, Bagration won praise for his successful defense in the Battle of Schöngrabern (November 1805) that allowed Russian forces to withdraw and unite with the main Russian army of Mikhail Kutuzov. In December 1805 the combined Russo-Austrian army suffered defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz, where Bagration commanded the allied right wing against the French under Jean Lannes. He subsequently participated in a series of unsuccessful battles: Austerlitz (Dec. 2, 1805), Eylau (Feb. 7–8, 1807), Heilsburg (June 10, 1807), and Friedland (June 14, 1807); but, after Russia formed an alliance with France (Treaty of Tilsit; July 7, 1807) and engaged in a war against Sweden, Bagration marched across the frozen Gulf of Finland and captured the strategic Åland Islands (1808). He was then transferred to the south (1809) and placed in command of a force fighting the Turks in Bulgaria (Russo-Turkish War of 1806–12). When Russia and France renewed their hostilities (1812), he was given command of the 2nd Russian Army in the West. Although his troops were defeated by the French at Mogilyov and separated from the main Russian army in July, he saved them from destruction and rejoined the main force in August. On Sept. 7, 1812, at the Battle of Borodino, near Moscow, Bagration commanded the left wing of the Russian forces and was fatally wounded. A monument was erected in his honour by Emperor Nicholas I on the battlefield of Borodino.

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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. Abraham Lincoln

    Died: 1865 A.D
    Slogan:

    Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, who led the nation through the Civil War and abolished slavery. He was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1809, and grew up in poverty on the frontier. He taught himself to read and write, and became a lawyer and a politician. He joined the new Republican Party, which opposed the expansion of slavery, and became famous for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858. He ran for president in 1860, and won with a majority of electoral votes, but not popular votes. His election triggered the secession of several Southern states, who formed the Confederate States of America. Lincoln refused to recognize their independence, and declared war to preserve the Union. Lincoln faced many challenges and difficulties during the war, both on the battlefield and on the home front. He had to deal with divided public opinion, political rivals, incompetent generals, and personal tragedies. He also had to balance his own moral convictions with the practical realities of war. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which declared that all enslaved people in the rebel states were free. He also supported the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery in the entire country. He delivered some of the most memorable speeches in American history, such as the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Address, which expressed his vision of democracy, equality, and reconciliation. Lincoln was widely admired for his leadership, courage, honesty, and compassion. He was also hated by many who opposed his policies and views. On April 14, 1865, just five days after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next morning, becoming the first American president to be killed in office. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest presidents in American history, and his legacy continues to inspire millions of people around the world.

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  • 8. 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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  • 9. Plato

    Died: -347 A.D
    Slogan: The measure of a man is what he does with power.

    Plato was a philosopher in ancient Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered one of the most important figures in Western philosophy. Plato was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. He wrote numerous philosophical dialogues, including The Republic, which presents his vision of an ideal society. Plato's philosophy covers a wide range of topics, including ethics, politics, metaphysics, and epistemology. His ideas continue to be studied and debated to this day.Little is known about Plato's early life and education. He belonged to an aristocratic and influential family. Based on ancient sources, modern scholars believe he was born in Athens or Aegina, between 428[10] and 423 BC. The exact time and place of birth are unknown. He was known to have worn earrings and finger rings during his youth to stand out and make himself look distinguished.The extent of Plato's affinity for jewelry while young was even characterized as "decadent" by Sextus Empiricus. Plato gives little biographical information, but refers at various points to some of his relatives with a great degree of precision, including his brothers, Adeimantus, and Glaucon, in the Plato's Republic. These and other references make it possible to reconstruct Plato's family tree.[15] Plato may have travelled in Italy, Sicily, Egypt, and Cyrene,[16] but at 40, Plato founded a school of philosophy in Athens, the Academy, on a plot of land in the Grove of Hecademus or Academus,[17] named after Academus, an Attic hero in Greek mythology. The Academy operated until it was destroyed by Sulla in 84 BC. Many philosophers studied at the Academy, the most prominent being Aristotle. According to Diogenes Laertius, throughout his later life, Plato became entangled with the politics of the city of Syracuse, where he attempted to replace the tyrant Dionysius,[20] with Dionysius's brother-in-law, Dion of Syracuse, whom Plato had recruited as one of his followers, but the tyrant himself turned against Plato. Plato almost faced death, but was sold into slavery. Anniceris, a Cyrenaic philosopher, bought Plato's freedom for twenty minas, and sent him home. After Dionysius's death, according to Plato's Seventh Letter, Dion requested Plato return to Syracuse to tutor Dionysius II, who seemed to accept Plato's teachings, but eventually became suspicious of their motives, expelling Dion and holding Plato against his will. Eventually Plato left Syracuse and Dion would return to overthrow Dionysius and rule Syracuse, before being usurped by Callippus, a fellow disciple of Plato. A variety of sources have given accounts of Plato's death. One story, based on a mutilated manuscript,[22] suggests Plato died in his bed, whilst a young Thracian girl played the flute to him. Another tradition suggests Plato died at a wedding feast. The account is based on Diogenes Laertius's reference to an account by Hermippus, a third-century Alexandrian. According to Tertullian, Plato simply died in his sleep.

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  • 10. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

    Died: 1938 A.D
    Slogan: Peace at home, peace in the world

    Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was a Turkish soldier, statesman, and reformer who is widely regarded as the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey. He rose to prominence as a military commander in the Ottoman army during World War I, where he successfully defended the Gallipoli peninsula against the Allied invasion. After the war, he led the Turkish War of Independence against the occupying forces of the victorious powers. He established a provisional government in Ankara and repelled the Greek forces that aimed to annex western Anatolia. He abolished the Ottoman monarchy and proclaimed the Republic of Turkey in 1923, becoming its first president. He embarked on a series of radical reforms that transformed Turkey into a secular and westernized nation-state, with a new alphabet, civil code, education system, and women's rights. He also promoted Turkish nationalism and cultural identity, while suppressing Kurdish and other ethnic minorities. He is revered by many Turks as the "Father of the Turks" and the "Great Leader", and his mausoleum in Ankara is a national symbol. He is also widely respected internationally as a visionary leader and a military genius. He died of liver cirrhosis in 1938, leaving behind a lasting legacy of modernization and secularism.

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