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Anna Ancher Anna Ancher 1859 - 1935 Painter
Adan Canto Adan Canto 1981 - 2024 Actor
Cuauhtemoc Cuauhtemoc 1495 - 1525 Last Aztec emperor
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay Sandhya Mukhopadhyay 1931 - 2022 Playback singer
Niaz Ahmed Niaz Ahmed 1945 - 2000 Fast-medium bowler
Phan Van Khai Phan Van Khai 1933 - 2018 Prime Minister
Imagawa Yoshimoto Imagawa Yoshimoto 1519 - 1560 Feudal lord of Suruga, Totomi
Henny Magnussen Henny Magnussen 1878 - 1937 high court barrister, women's rights activist
Sasa Pana Sasa Pana 1902 - 1981 Avant-garde poet
Fawzia Fuad of Egypt Fawzia Fuad of Egypt 1921 - 2013 Queen of Iran
Zhao Zhongxiang Zhao Zhongxiang 1942 - 2020 News anchor on Xinwen Lianbo and television
Ke Shaomin Ke Shaomin 1850 - 1933 Classical scholar and historian
Nobuhiko Obayashi Nobuhiko Obayashi 1938 - 2020 director, screenwriter and editor of films
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla 1902 - 1953 Composer of the national anthem of Pakistan
Pridi Phanomyong Pridi Phanomyong 1900 - 1983 Prime Minister
Elizabeth I Elizabeth I 1533 - 1603 Queen of England, Elizabethan era
Yoddamrong Sithyodthong Yoddamrong Sithyodthong 1981 - 2011 Professional Boxer
John Draper Perrin John Draper Perrin 1890 - 1967 Founder of San Antonio Gold Mine
Surajit Chandra Sinha Surajit Chandra Sinha 1926 - 2002 anthropologist and administrator
Fou Ts ong Fou Ts ong 1934 - 2020 Pianist of contemporary classical music
Chandulal Shah Chandulal Shah 1898 - 1975 director, producer, screenwriter, founder
Amparo Davila Amparo Davila 1928 - 2020 Short stories and poetry
Hirohito Hirohito 1901 - 1989 Emperor of Japan
Phraya Sisunthonwohan Phraya Sisunthonwohan 1822 - 1891 Scholar, Writer, Educator
Paula Rego Paula Rego 1935 - 2022 Painter and printmaker
Michael Iheonukara Okpara Michael Iheonukara Okpara 1920 - 1984 Premier of Eastern Nigeria
Rocio Orsi Portalo Rocio Orsi Portalo 1976 - 2014 Philosopher, essayist, and translator
Jayme Tiomno Jayme Tiomno 1920 - 2011 divulgation of science and medicine
Carlos Marighella Carlos Marighella 1911 - 1969 Politician, writer, militant
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 1928 - 1979 President and prime minister of Pakistan
Yildirim Akbulut Yildirim Akbulut 1935 - 2021 Prime Minister of Turkey
Araken Peixoto Araken Peixoto 1930 - 2009 Singer and trumpeter of jazz, samba and bossa nova
Caroline Flack Caroline Flack 1979 - 2020 TV presenter
Weng Zhanqiu Weng Zhanqiu 1900 - 1945 Painter and writer
Manfred Rommel Manfred Rommel 1928 - 2013 Mayor of Stuttgart
Hysen Hakani Hysen Hakani 1932 - 2011 Albanian film director and screenwriter
Nicolae Filimon Nicolae Filimon 1819 - 1865 Novelist
Ahmed Parvez Ahmed Parvez 1926 - 1979 Painter
Maurice Paul Krafft Maurice Paul Krafft 1946 - 1991 Volcanologist
Benjamin Chukwudum Nnamdi Anyene Benjamin Chukwudum Nnamdi Anyene 1951 - 2019 Commissioner for Health in Anambra State
Michael Solomon Gudinski Michael Solomon Gudinski 1952 - 2021 record executive and promoter
Chang Yu Sheng Chang Yu Sheng 1966 - 1997 Pop vocalist and music producer
Roddam Narasimha Roddam Narasimha 1933 - 2020 Aerospace scientist and fluid dynamicist
Eileen Chang Eileen Chang 1920 - 1995 Writer and screenwriter
Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer 1917 - 2003 Film director and actor
Josep Comas i Sola Josep Comas i Sola 1868 - 1937 Astronomer and popularizer of science
Yongjo Yongjo 1694 - 1776 King of Joseon
Cao Van Vien Cao Van Vien 1921 - 2008 Military General
Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias 1450 - 1500 Navigator and explorer
Ashikaga Takauji Ashikaga Takauji 1305 - 1358 Shogun and founder of the Ashikaga shogunate
Mikhail Krug Mikhail Krug 1962 - 2002 Folk singer-songwriter
Abdul Razak Hussein Abdul Razak Hussein 1922 - 1976 Prime Minister of Malaysia
Suwat Woradilok Suwat Woradilok 1923 - 2007 Writer, National Artist
Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas 1955 - 2009 Screenwriter and director of Malayalam cinema
Gianni Versace Gianni Versace 1946 - 1997 Fashion designer, socialite and businessman
Charles-Michel de l'Epee Charles-Michel de l'Epee 1712 - 1789 Founder of the first public school for the deaf
David Zaizar David Zaizar 1928 - 1982 Mariachi singer and actor
Ernst Neizvestny Ernst Neizvestny 1925 - 2016 Monumental sculptures that reflect his philosophy
Bahija Khalil Ismail Bahija Khalil Ismail 1934 - 2019 Assyriologist and director of the Iraq Museum
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen 1792 - 1849 Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover
Betty Cuthbert Betty Cuthbert 1938 - 2017 Olympic champion
Stanko Prek Stanko Prek 1915 - 1999 Classical Guitarist and Composer
Sonny Okosun Sonny Okosun 1947 - 2008 Leader of the Ozzidi band
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan 1948 - 2022
Safwat Ghayur Safwat Ghayur 1959 - 2010 Police officer and commandant
Jacques Damala Jacques Damala 1855 - 1889 Actor and husband of Sarah Bernhardt
Nsikak Eduok Nsikak Eduok 1947 - 2021 Chief of the Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force
Konstantin Bogaevsky Konstantin Bogaevsky 1872 - 1943 Painter
Toshiki Kaifu Toshiki Kaifu 1931 - 2022 Prime minister of Japan
Rambai Barni Rambai Barni 1904 - 1984 Queen Consort of Siam
Anton Dolin Anton Dolin 1904 - 1983 Ballet dancer and choreographer
Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun 1984 - 2010 Rapper, singer
Por Intharapalit Por Intharapalit 1910 - 1968 Humorist, Writer
Vladimir Subic Vladimir Subic 1894 - 1946 Architect
Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt 1898 - 1983 Princess of Prussia
Xenophon Xenophon -430 - -354 Military leader, writer, student of Socrates
Paul von Hindenburg Paul von Hindenburg 1847 - 1934 Field marshal and president of Germany
Naseem Begum Naseem Begum 1936 - 1971 Film playback singer
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher 1742 - 1819 Field marshal
Ahmad Mallah, Haji Ahmad Mallah, Haji 1877 - 1969 Poet and translator of the Quran
John Lie Tjeng Tjoan John Lie Tjeng Tjoan 1911 - 1988 Commander of Indonesian Navy during
Samuel Benfield Steele Samuel Benfield Steele 1849 - 1919 Mountie and Military Leader
Iris Barbura Iris Barbura 1912 - 1969 Dancer, Choreographer
Elsina Hidersha Elsina Hidersha 1989 - 2011 Singer
Abdullahi Ibrahim Abdullahi Ibrahim 1939 - 2021 Federal Minister of Justice
Honor Blackman Honor Blackman 1925 - 2020 Actress and singer
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Riad Beyrouti Riad Beyrouti 1944 - 2019 Painter and sculptor
Nureddin al-Atassi Nureddin al-Atassi 1929 - 1992 President of Syria
Savitri Devi Savitri Devi 1905 - 1982 Proponent of Nazism and Hinduism
Paul J. Sifler Paul J. Sifler 1911 - 2001 Composer
Karel Destovnik Karel Destovnik 1922 - 1944 Poet
Jerome Ch en Jerome Ch en 1919 - 2019 Historian of modern China
Jafar al Askari Jafar al Askari 1885 - 1936 Minister of Defense and Interior of Iraq
Henryk Grohman Henryk Grohman 1862 - 1939 Textile manufacturer
Prayoon Yomyiam Prayoon Yomyiam 1933 - 2010 Folk Singer
Henry VI Henry VI 1421 - 1471 King of England and disputed King of France
Maeve Binchy Maeve Binchy 1939 - 2012 Novelist and columnist
Mircea I the Elder Mircea I the Elder 1355 - 1418 Voivode of Wallachia
Viktor Tsoi Viktor Tsoi 1962 - 1990 Co-founder of the rock band Kino
Dorin Liviu Zaharia Dorin Liviu Zaharia 1944 - 1987 Musician, Composer, Poet
Jedrzej Moraczewski Jedrzej Moraczewski 1870 - 1944 Prime Minister of Poland
Ferit Vokopola Ferit Vokopola 1887 - 1969 Economist, politician, and co-founder
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Fred Spofforth Fred Spofforth 1853 - 1926 Fast bowler
Audie Murphy Audie Murphy 1925 - 1971 Most decorated combat soldier of World War II
Hassan al-Banna Hassan al-Banna 1906 - 1949 Islamic revivalist and reformer
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Henry Norwest Henry Norwest 1881 - 1918 Military Sniper
Cai Lun Cai Lun 50 - 121 Inventor of paper
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Mary of Guise Mary of Guise 1515 - 1560 Queen consort and regent of Scotland
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Agatha Christie Agatha Christie 1890 - 1976 Author of detective novels and short stories
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Duy Khanh Duy Khanh 1936 - 2003 Songwriter
Shao Hua Shao Hua 1938 - 2008 Photographer and major general
Ovadia Yosef Ovadia Yosef 1920 - 2013 Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel
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Wen Boren Wen Boren 1558 - 1639 Landscape painter, calligrapher and essayist
Midhat Frasheri Midhat Frasheri 1880 - 1949 Writer, activist
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Mohammad Hashem Zamani Mohammad Hashem Zamani 1928 - 2005 Politician, Poet
Juan Gelman Juan Gelman 1930 - 2014 Poet and leftist political activist
William Wilberforce William Wilberforce 1759 - 1833 Political activist and leader
Jens Jensen Jens Jensen 1860 - 1951 Landscape architect and conservationist
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Iosif Constantin Dragan Iosif Constantin Dragan 1917 - 2008 Businessman, Historian
Marie Hamsun Marie Hamsun 1881 - 1969 Actress and writer
Radhi Hamza al Radhi Radhi Hamza al Radhi 1955 - 2018 Head of the Commission on Public Integrity
Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez 1813 - 1888 Physician and founder of UANL
George Constantinescu George Constantinescu 1881 - 1965 Scientist, Engineer, Inventor
Edmund the Martyr Edmund the Martyr 842 - 869 King of East Anglia and Christian martyr
Ciprian Ilie Foias Ciprian Ilie Foias 1933 - 2020 Mathematician
Alexandru Marghiloman Alexandru Marghiloman 1854 - 1925 Prime Minister
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo 1926 - 2008 Prime Minister of Spain, Minister of Economy
Americo Amorim Americo Amorim 1934 - 2017 Cork industry leader
Khayr al-Din al-Asadi Khayr al-Din al-Asadi 1900 - 1971 Historian
Pita Amor Pita Amor 1918 - 2000 Poet
Jose Adem Jose Adem 1921 - 1991 Algebraic topology
Hau Pei-tsun Hau Pei-tsun 1919 - 2020 Premier of the Republic of China
Herbert Macaulay Herbert Macaulay 1864 - 1946 Politician,surveyor,architect,journalist,musician
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  • 1. 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.

  • 2. Stephen the Great

    Died: 1504 A.D
    Slogan: Faithful to God and my people

    Stephen III, known as Stephen the Great, was the Voivode of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. He is celebrated for strengthening Moldavia's statehood and maintaining its independence against the ambitions of Hungary, Poland, and the Ottoman Empire. He was victorious in thirty-four of his thirty-six battles and was one of the first to win a decisive victory over the Ottomans at the Battle of Vaslui. His reign is marked by numerous military campaigns and the construction of many churches, earning him the title 'Athleta Christi' by Pope Sixtus IV.

  • 3. France Preseren

    Died: 1849 A.D
    Slogan: Love and wine I do not scorn, nor sweet company of the fair; but freedom's all I wish to share.

    France Prešeren was a 19th-century Romantic Slovene poet, considered the greatest Slovene classical poet and has inspired later Slovene literature. He wrote the first Slovene ballad and the first Slovene epic. After his death, he became the leading name of the Slovene literary canon.

  • 4. Vo Nguyen Giap

    Died: 2013 A.D
    Slogan: The people's army, the people's war.

    Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese general and revolutionary leader who played a crucial role in the Viet Minh's victory over the French at Dien Bien Phu, which marked the end of French colonialism in Southeast Asia. He was also instrumental in the North Vietnamese victory over South Vietnam and the United States. Giáp was known for his strategic military tactics and his ability to inspire his troops. Despite facing personal tragedies, including the loss of his wife and sister-in-law to the French Sûreté, he remained committed to the cause of Vietnamese independence.

  • 5. 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.

  • 6. Qaboos bin Said al Said

    Died: 2020 A.D
    Slogan: We are friends to all and enemies to none.

    Qaboos bin Said al Said was the Sultan of Oman from 1970 until his death in 2020. He was a fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said and was the longest-serving leader in the Middle East and Arab world at the time of his death. Educated in England, he served briefly in the British Army before returning to Oman. After overthrowing his father in a coup d'état, he implemented policies of modernization and ended Oman's international isolation. His reign saw a rise in living standards and development in the country, the abolition of slavery, the end of the Dhofar Rebellion, and the promulgation of Oman's constitution.

  • 7. 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.

  • 8. 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.

  • 9. 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.

  • 10. 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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