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Eduardo Rosales Eduardo Rosales 1836 - 1873 Painter of the early Baroque period
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni 1887 - 1990 Imperial prince and army general
Kieron Moore Kieron Moore 1924 - 2007 Film and television actor
Robert of Geneva Robert of Geneva 1342 - 1394 Antipope of Avignon
Etienne Gaboury Etienne Gaboury 1930 - 2022 Architect and urbanist
Pedro Infante Pedro Infante 1917 - 1957 Ranchera singer and actor
Stella Ameyo Adadevoh Stella Ameyo Adadevoh 1956 - 2014 Physician and endocrinologist
Murilo Mendes Murilo Mendes 1892 - 1988 Poet and writer
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi 718 - 786 Lexicographer
Basarab I Basarab I 1270 - 1352 Voivode of Wallachia
Ham Nghi Ham Nghi 1871 - 1944 Emperor
Vilhelm Bjerknes Vilhelm Bjerknes 1862 - 1951 Meteorologist and physicist
Edith Frank Edith Frank 1900 - 1945 Mother of Anne and Margot Frank
Jean-Baptiste Say Jean-Baptiste Say 1767 - 1832 Political economy, Say's law, entrepreneurship
Afzal Tauseef Afzal Tauseef 1936 - 2014 Writer and columnist
Cary Grant Cary Grant 1904 - 1986 Film actor
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk 1887 - 1977 Finance minister of Germany
Anastasios Metaxas Anastasios Metaxas 1862 - 1937 Architect and shooter
Fifi Young Fifi Young 1915 - 1975 Stage and film actress
Akiyuki Nosaka Akiyuki Nosaka 1930 - 2015 Novelist, singer, lyricist
Colin Archer Colin Archer 1832 - 1921 Naval architect and shipbuilder
Jabir ibn Hayyan Jabir ibn Hayyan 721 - 815 Alchemist and philosopher
Peter Chanel Peter Chanel 1803 - 1841 Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr
Dimitrie Cuclin Dimitrie Cuclin 1885 - 1978 Composer
Tokugawa Iemitsu Tokugawa Iemitsu 1604 - 1651 Third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty
Hiromi Hayakawa Hiromi Hayakawa 1982 - 2017 Musical theatre
Hang Phuong Hang Phuong 1908 - 1983 Poet
Tahir Shamsi Tahir Shamsi 1962 - 2021 Bone marrow transplant physician
Achmad Soebardjo Achmad Soebardjo 1896 - 1978 Poet, politician, first Foreign Minister
Louis Abrahams Louis Abrahams 1852 - 1903 Tobacconist and art patron
Mohammed Makhlouf Mohammed Makhlouf 1932 - 2020 businessman
Phan Dinh Phung Phan Dinh Phung 1847 - 1896 Revolutionary Leader
Adebayo Adedeji Adebayo Adedeji 1930 - 2018 Executive Secretary of the UNECA
Gjon Simoni Gjon Simoni 1936 - 1999 Albanian musicologist and composer
Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan 1928 - 2002 Cardinal
Emil Brumaru Emil Brumaru 1938 - 2019 Poet
Chalino Sanchez Chalino Sanchez 1960 - 1992 Singer-songwriter
Ahmed Gailani Ahmed Gailani 1932 - 2017 Sufi Leader, Politician
Moosa AbdulRahman Hassan Moosa AbdulRahman Hassan 1902 - 1987 Businessman
Suraiya Shahab Suraiya Shahab 1945 - 2019 Journalist, poet, and script-writer
Seni Pramoj Seni Pramoj 1905 - 1997 Politician
Naim Dangoor Naim Dangoor 1914 - 2015 Founder of The Exilarch's Foundation
Manolya Onur Manolya Onur 1955 - 2017 Pageant queen and model
Luis de Cordova y Cordova Luis de Cordova y Cordova 1706 - 1796 Spanish naval commander during the Anglo-Spanish
Dimitris Mitropanos Dimitris Mitropanos 1948 - 2012 Singer of laiko and entekhno music
Murad al Daghistani Murad al Daghistani 1917 - 1982 Documenting the modernization
Hipolit Cegielski Hipolit Cegielski 1813 - 1868 Founder of H. Cegielski - Poznań
Mohammad Gul Khan Momand Mohammad Gul Khan Momand 1885 - 1964 Army Officer, Home Minister
Loda Halama Loda Halama 1911 - 1996 Primabalerina of Grand Theatre, Warsaw
Sabat Islambouli Sabat Islambouli 1867 - 1941 Physician
Alfred Wegener Alfred Wegener 1880 - 1930 Continental drift theory
Giannis Poulopoulos Giannis Poulopoulos 1941 - 2020 Singer-songwriter
Wladyslaw Broniewski Wladyslaw Broniewski 1897 - 1962 Poet, writer, translator
Herbert Cole Nugget Coombs Herbert Cole Nugget Coombs 1906 - 1997 First Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1882 - 1945 President of the United States
Francisco Giner de los Rios Francisco Giner de los Rios 1839 - 1915 Philosopher, literary critic
Linda Christian Linda Christian 1923 - 2011 Actress
Ian Dawson Tyson Ian Dawson Tyson 1933 - 2022 Singer-songwriter, Guitarist
Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi 1921 - 1979 Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Arthur Boyd Arthur Boyd 1920 - 1999 Painter and art teacher
Mikhail Demyanov Mikhail Demyanov 1873 - 1913 Painter and illustrator
Carl Ludvig Engel Carl Ludvig Engel 1778 - 1840 Architect of Helsinki's monumental centre
Raquel Welch Raquel Welch 1940 - 2023 Actor Model
Meng Tian Meng Tian -300 - -210 general and architect
Alexandru Proca Alexandru Proca 1897 - 1955 Physicist
Chukwuma Bamidele Azikiwe Chukwuma Bamidele Azikiwe 1940 - 2015 Diplomat and political figure
Alfred Redl Alfred Redl 1864 - 1913 Chief of intelligence for the Austrian army
Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria von Weber 1786 - 1826 Composer, pianist, critic
Srinivasa Ramanujan Srinivasa Ramanujan 1887 - 1920 Mathematical genius
Pyotr Stolypin Pyotr Stolypin 1862 - 1911 Prime minister and interior minister of Russia
Viktor Luferov Viktor Luferov 1945 - 2010 Folk singer-songwriter
Fouad al-Zayat Fouad al-Zayat 1941 - 2018 Founder of Mortimer Off Shore Services Ltd.
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen 1861 - 1930 Polar explorer and oceanographer
Dimitrie Cantemir Dimitrie Cantemir 1673 - 1723 Prince of Moldavia
erico Verissimo erico Verissimo 1905 - 1975 Novelist and historian
Zef Kolombi Zef Kolombi 1907 - 1949 Painter and writer of Drawing Artistic School
Jorge Negrete Jorge Negrete 1911 - 1953 Singer and actor of Mexican cinema
Lech Kaczynski Lech Kaczynski 1949 - 2010 President of Poland
Manea Manescu Manea Manescu 1916 - 2009 Prime Minister
Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara 1896 - 1963 Poet, Essayist
Konstantin Somov Konstantin Somov 1869 - 1939 Russian and French painter
Minh Mang Minh Mang 1791 - 1841 Emperor
William Lyon Mackenzie William Lyon Mackenzie 1795 - 1861 Journalist, Politician
Hamza El Din Hamza El Din 1929 - 2006 Nubian composer and oud player
Peter Sellers Peter Sellers 1925 - 1980 Actor, comedian, singer, star of The Goon Show
Joy Mukherjee Joy Mukherjee 1924 - 2003 Actor, comedian, bus conductor
Fumimaro Konoe Fumimaro Konoe 1891 - 1945 Prime Minister of Japan
Guangxu Guangxu 1871 - 1908 Emperor of the Qing dynasty
Chaudhry Muhammad Zafarullah Khan Chaudhry Muhammad Zafarullah Khan 1893 - 1985 First Foreign Minister of Pakistan
Basil of Caesarea Basil of Caesarea 330 - 379 Bishop of Caesarea and defender of orthodoxy
Malcolm X Malcolm X 1925 - 1965 Human rights activist and Muslim leader
Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai 1947 - 1997 Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Asrul Sani Asrul Sani 1926 - 2004 Writer, poet, screenwriter
Bui Xuan Phai Bui Xuan Phai 1920 - 1988 painter
Andrzej Ciechanowiecki Andrzej Ciechanowiecki 1924 - 2015 Art historian, art dealer, antique dealer
Midhat Frasheri Midhat Frasheri 1880 - 1949 Writer, activist
Donal McCann Donal McCann 1943 - 1999 Stage, film, and television actor
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz Heinrich Rudolf Hertz 1857 - 1894 Discovering radio waves
Ahmad Syech Albar Ahmad Syech Albar 1946 - 2021 Rock singer and vocalist of God Bless
Andre Chenier Andre Chenier 1762 - 1794 Poet and political journalist
Cornelius Ryan Cornelius Ryan 1920 - 1974 Military history writer
Gao Hua Gao Hua 1954 - 2011 History professor at Nanjing University
Abdul Hadi Dawi Abdul Hadi Dawi 1894 - 1982 Speaker of the House of People
Eileen Chang Eileen Chang 1920 - 1995 Writer and screenwriter
Kirin Kiki Kirin Kiki 1943 - 2018 Actress for Japanese cinema and television
Yvonne Sanson Yvonne Sanson 1925 - 2003 Melodrama star
Nicolae Milescu Nicolae Milescu 1636 - 1708 Scholar
Rok Petrovic Rok Petrovic 1966 - 1993 Alpine Skier
Celine Arnauld Celine Arnauld 1885 - 1952 Poet
Paul Desmarais Paul Desmarais 1927 - 2013 Chairman and CEO of Power Corporation
Joze Plecnik Joze Plecnik 1872 - 1957 Architect
Molana Jalal Uddin Rumi Molana Jalal Uddin Rumi 1207 - 1273 Sufi poetry, Hanafi, Maturidi theology
Elna Lassen Elna Lassen 1901 - 1930 Ballet dancer
Macarius of Egypt Macarius of Egypt 300 - 390 Monk and ascetic
Jack Charles Jack Charles 1943 - 2022 Actor, musician, activist, Aboriginal elder
Wei Yuan Wei Yuan 1794 - 1857 Poet, historian, politician
Cayetano Heredia Cayetano Heredia 1797 - 1861 Physician
Frederica of Hanover Frederica of Hanover 1917 - 1981 Queen consort of Greece
Paul Unongo Paul Unongo 1935 - 2022 Minister of Power and Steel
Arne Jacobsen Arne Jacobsen 1902 - 1971 Architect and designer of many important buildings
Danuta Siedzikowna Danuta Siedzikowna 1928 - 1946 Medical orderly in the Home Army
Chen Yunshang Chen Yunshang 1919 - 2016 Actress and singer
Mitsuharu Misawa Mitsuharu Misawa 1962 - 2009 Professional wrestler and promoter
Razia Butt Razia Butt 1924 - 2012 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Adolfo Lutz Adolfo Lutz 1855 - 1940 tropical medicine and zoology
Amparo Ochoa Amparo Ochoa 1946 - 1994 Singer-songwriter
Sigismund of Luxembourg Sigismund of Luxembourg 1368 - 1437 Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary, Germany
Marijan Lipovsek Marijan Lipovsek 1910 - 1995 Composer, Pianist, Teacher
H. G. Wells H. G. Wells 1866 - 1946 Author of The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds
Mary Elizabeth MacCallum Scott Mary Elizabeth MacCallum Scott 1865 - 1941 Doctor and medical missionary
Yeongjo of Joseon Yeongjo of Joseon 1694 - 1776 King of Joseon
Mohammad Taqi al Khoei Mohammad Taqi al Khoei 1954 - 1994 Shia scholar and philanthropist
Camilo Jose Cela Camilo Jose Cela 1916 - 2002 Writer, novelist, essayist, journalist
Oscar Han Oscar Han 1891 - 1976 Sculptor
Daud Beureu eh Daud Beureu eh 1899 - 1987 Military governor of Aceh and leader
Jao Tsung I Jao Tsung I 1917 - 2018 palaeographer, calligrapher, painter
Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer 1343 - 1400 Poet
Osman Hamdi Bey Osman Hamdi Bey 1842 - 1910 Painter, archaeologist, museum curator
Lorena Rojas Lorena Rojas 1971 - 2015 Telenovela star
Ivan Shadr Ivan Shadr 1887 - 1941 Russian Soviet sculptor and medalist
Jan Kozielewski Jan Kozielewski 1914 - 2000 Courier for the Polish Underground
Lu'ay al-Atassi Lu'ay al-Atassi 1926 - 2003 President of Syria
Nikolai Bulganin Nikolai Bulganin 1895 - 1975 Premier of the Soviet Union
Leon Walras Leon Walras 1834 - 1910 Mathematical economist and Georgist
Germanus I of Constantinople Germanus I of Constantinople 634 - 740 Patriarch of Constantinople and theologian
Tish Daija Tish Daija 1926 - 2003 Composer of the first Albanian ballet
Nicolae Paulescu Nicolae Paulescu 1869 - 1931 Physiologist
Zahid Malik Zahid Malik 1937 - 2016 Journalist, writer, editor-in-chief
Guy Gilbert Guy Gilbert 1935 - 2023 Priest and educator of troubled youth
Johan Jorgen Holst Johan Jorgen Holst 1937 - 1994 Minister of Defence and Foreign Affairs
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  • 1. Agus Salim

    Died: 1954 A.D
    Slogan: The people's welfare is the highest law

    Agus Salim was born on 8 October 1884 in Koto Gadang, a village in North Sumatra. He was the eldest of nine children in a Batak Muslim family. He studied teaching at a school in Medan and then enrolled at a military academy in Bandung. He became a member of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, but following the Japanese invasion in 1942, he joined the Defenders of the Homeland, a Japanese-sponsored militia. After the proclamation of Indonesian independence in 1945, he enlisted in the fledgling Indonesian armed forces, and fought during the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch colonial forces. He rose to prominence as a charismatic and innovative leader, and in 1946, he was appointed commander of the Siliwangi Division, the guerrilla unit operating in West Java. He became known for his hit-and-run tactics, his loyalty to the republic, and his resistance to communist influence. He also developed the concept of territorial warfare, which involved mobilizing the local population to support the military effort. He was captured by the Dutch in 1949, but was released after the recognition of Indonesian sovereignty in 1950. He then became the chief of staff of the Indonesian Army, and later the commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. He was involved in several military and political conflicts, such as the Madiun Affair, the Darul Islam rebellion, the PRRI Permesta rebellion, the West New Guinea dispute, the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation, and the 30 September Movement. He survived an assassination attempt during the latter, which was a failed coup attempt by a faction of the army led by communist sympathizers. He lost his position as the defense minister, but remained influential in the military and politics. He supported the rise of General Suharto, who took over the presidency from Sukarno in 1967. He became the speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, the highest legislative body in the country, and held the position until 1972. He retired from politics in 1978, and spent his later years writing books and giving lectures. He died of a heart attack on 4 November 1954 in Jakarta, and was buried with full military honors at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery. He is regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Indonesian military and a national hero.

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  • 2. 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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  • 3. 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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  • 4. 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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  • 5. 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.

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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. Nicolaus Copernicus

    Died: 1543 A.D
    Slogan: Mathematics is written for mathematicians.

    Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance polymath who revolutionized astronomy by proposing that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the solar system. He also made contributions to mathematics, economics, medicine, and canon law. He studied at various universities in Poland and Italy, where he learned classical languages, mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. He became a canon of the Warmian Cathedral chapter and a doctor of canon law. He also served as a diplomat, governor, and administrator for the church and the Polish king. He spent most of his life in Royal Prussia, a semi-autonomous region of the Kingdom of Poland. He wrote his magnum opus, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), in which he presented his heliocentric theory, over several decades. He delayed publishing it until 1543, the year of his death, fearing the criticism and controversy it would provoke. His book was banned by the Catholic Church and condemned by Protestant theologians, but it also inspired many later astronomers and scientists, such as Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, and Newton, who built on his ideas and developed the modern scientific worldview. Copernicus is widely regarded as one of the greatest astronomers and one of the fathers of modern science.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 10. 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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