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Zubeida Habib Rahimtoola Zubeida Habib Rahimtoola 1917 - 2015 Social worker, political activist
Wojciech Karpinski Wojciech Karpinski 1943 - 2020 Writer, historian of ideas, literary critic
Khawar Rizvi Khawar Rizvi 1938 - 1981 Poet and scholar of Urdu and Persian
Tura Satana Tura Satana 1938 - 2011 Exploitation film star
Teresa of Avila Teresa of Avila 1515 - 1582 Carmelite nun and writer
William Blake William Blake 1757 - 1827 Poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age
Fouad al-Zayat Fouad al-Zayat 1941 - 2018 Founder of Mortimer Off Shore Services Ltd.
Michael Somes Michael Somes 1917 - 1994 Principal dancer of The Royal Ballet
John Winston Ono Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon 1940 - 1980 Musician-peace activist
Koki Hirota Koki Hirota 1878 - 1948 Prime Minister of Japan
Zaha Hadid Zaha Hadid 1950 - 2016 Pioneering deconstructivist architecture
Widjojo Nitisastro Widjojo Nitisastro 1917 - 2001 President Director of Pertamina
Iosif Gurko Iosif Gurko 1828 - 1901 Field marshal during the Russo-Turkish War
Achmad Nungcik Alcaff Achmad Nungcik Alcaff 1925 - 1987 Actor, director, activist
Jacklyn Zeman Jacklyn Zeman 1953 - 2023 Actor
Raquel Seruca Raquel Seruca 1962 - 2022 Oncobiologist
Brian McGuire Brian McGuire 1945 - 1977 Racing driver and constructor
Minamoto no Yoshitsune Minamoto no Yoshitsune 1159 - 1189 Military commander of the Minamoto clan
Manolya Onur Manolya Onur 1955 - 2017 Pageant queen and model
Flavian I of Antioch Flavian I of Antioch 320 - 404 Bishop of Antioch
Niall Toibin Niall Toibin 1929 - 2019 Actor and comedian
Ambareesh Ambareesh 1952 - 2018 Kannada film actor and politician
Henry Norwest Henry Norwest 1881 - 1918 Military Sniper
Matei Calinescu Matei Calinescu 1934 - 2009 literary critic
Maruja Mallo Maruja Mallo 1902 - 1995 Painter
Trygve Bratteli Trygve Bratteli 1910 - 1984 Prime minister of Norway
Sayedna Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif Sayedna Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif 1920 - 1995 Comedian, actor, writer, producer and director
Bojan Kraut Bojan Kraut 1908 - 1991 Mechanical Engineer
Don Duong Don Duong 1957 - 2011 Actor
Kang Youwei Kang Youwei 1858 - 1927 Scholar and reformer
Ezra Dangoor Ezra Dangoor 1848 - 1930 Chief Rabbi of Baghdad and founder
Grethe Sonck Grethe Sonck 1929 - 2010 Actress and singer
Onn Jaafar Onn Jaafar 1895 - 1962 Menteri Besar of Johor and President of UMNO
Isaac Manuel Francisco Albeniz y Pascual Isaac Manuel Francisco Albeniz y Pascual 1860 - 1909 Spanish composer and pianist of the Post-Romantic
Takeda Shingen Takeda Shingen 1521 - 1573 Feudal lord and military leader
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier 1887 - 1965
Guy Gilbert Guy Gilbert 1935 - 2023 Priest and educator of troubled youth
Isaac Levitan Isaac Levitan 1860 - 1900 Painter
Pompiliu Constantinescu Pompiliu Constantinescu 1901 - 1946 Literary Critic
Mamman Jiya Vatsa Mamman Jiya Vatsa 1940 - 1986 Minister of the Federal Capital Abuja
Francis Marrash Francis Marrash 1836 - 1874 Scholar, publicist, physician
Arun Sarnaik Arun Sarnaik 1935 - 1984 Marathi film actor and singer
Christine McVie Christine McVie 1943 - 2022 Member of Fleetwood Mac and Chicken Shack
Helder Camara Helder Camara 1909 - 1999 Archbishop of Olinda and Recife
Fua Haripitak Fua Haripitak 1910 - 1993 Artist, Muralist
Rocio Durcal Rocio Durcal 1944 - 2006 Singer actress of canción melódica ranchera genres
Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen 1923 - 2018 Film director and screenwriter
Aziz Sedky Aziz Sedky 1920 - 2008 Prime Minister of Egypt
Wasfi al-Tal Wasfi al-Tal 1919 - 1971 Prime Minister of Jordan
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov 1806 - 1858 Painter of historical and religious subjects
Burhan Asaf Belge Burhan Asaf Belge 1899 - 1967 Politician, diplomat, journalist, writer
Hafez al-Assad Hafez al-Assad 1930 - 2000 President of Syria, Commander of Syrian Air Force
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz 1646 - 1716 Philosopher and mathematician
Charlemagne Charlemagne 747 - 814 Emperor of the Romans, King of the Franks
Gunnar Sonsteby Gunnar Sonsteby 1918 - 2012 Resistance leader, author, speaker
Ni Yuanlu Ni Yuanlu 1577 - 1644 Minister of revenue and lecturer to the emperor
Jozef Elsner Jozef Elsner 1769 - 1854 Composer, music teacher, and music theoretician
Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1751 - 1816 Playwright, orator, and Whig politician
Ashikaga Takauji Ashikaga Takauji 1305 - 1358 Shogun and founder of the Ashikaga shogunate
Soong Mei-ling Soong Mei-ling 1898 - 2003 First Lady of the Republic of China
Stephen Keshi Stephen Keshi 1962 - 2016 Player and manager of Nigeria national team
Virginia Zeani Virginia Zeani 1925 - 2023 Opera Singer
Evgenia Baykova Evgenia Baykova 1907 - 1997 Painter
Jia Hongsheng Jia Hongsheng 1967 - 2010 Actor who became known in the late 1980s
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Buddhadasa Bhikkhu 1906 - 1993 Buddhist Monk, Philosopher
Neco Muko Neco Muko 1899 - 1934 Singer and composer
Djuanda Kartawidjaja Djuanda Kartawidjaja 1911 - 1963 Prime Minister of Indonesia
Franz Halder Franz Halder 1884 - 1972 Chief of the Army General Staff
Louis Aime Augustin Le Prince Louis Aime Augustin Le Prince 1841 - 1890 Inventor of an early motion-picture camera
Sahal Mahfudh Sahal Mahfudh 1937 - 2014 Islamic leader and scholar
Samuel Balto Samuel Balto 1861 - 1921 Crossing Greenland with Nansen
Gunnar Haugan Gunnar Haugan 1925 - 2009 Radio and TV personality
Doan Thi Giau Doan Thi Giau 1898 - 1974 First Lady of North Vietnam
Sumaira Zareen Sumaira Zareen 1923 - 1997 Short story writer
Dimitrie Pompeiu Dimitrie Pompeiu 1873 - 1954 Mathematician
Ren Hang Ren Hang 1987 - 2017 Photographer and poet
Salom Rizk Salom Rizk 1908 - 1973 Author, lecturer
Habib Jalib Habib Jalib 1928 - 1993 Poet and activist who opposed martial law
Willard Boyle Willard Boyle 1924 - 2011 Co-inventor of charge-coupled device
Tom French Tom French 1934 - 2023 President of the Workers' Party
Tokugawa Yoshinobu Tokugawa Yoshinobu 1837 - 1913 The last shogun of Japan
Chen Liting Chen Liting 1910 - 2013 Film director and screenwriter
Ned Kelly Ned Kelly 1854 - 1880 Bushranger, outlaw, gang leader
Helmut Kohl Helmut Kohl 1930 - 2017 Chancellor of Germany
Gusmiati Suid Gusmiati Suid 1942 - 2001 Dancer and choreographer
Abdul Halim Khaddam Abdul Halim Khaddam 1932 - 2020 Vice President of Syria
Mohammad Qasim Fahim Mohammad Qasim Fahim 1957 - 2014 Vice President of Afghanistan
Hendrick Krock Hendrick Krock 1671 - 1738 History painter
Vladimir Favorsky Vladimir Favorsky 1886 - 1964 Graphic artist, woodcut illustrator, art critic
Adelaide Chiozzo Adelaide Chiozzo 1931 - 2020 Actress, accordionist and singer
Suger of France Suger of France 1081 - 1151 Abbot of Saint-Denis, adviser
Olav Duun Olav Duun 1876 - 1939 Novelist
Alphonse Gabriel Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone 1899 - 1947
Giannis Poulopoulos Giannis Poulopoulos 1941 - 2020 Singer-songwriter
Ronald Wilson Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan 1911 - 2004 40th president of the United States
Ismail Sidky Ismail Sidky 1875 - 1950 Prime Minister of Egypt
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen 1828 - 1906 Playwright and theatre director
Jonas Rein Jonas Rein 1760 - 1821 Priest and poet
Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy 1933 - 2023 novelist Playwright screenwriter
Federico Cantu Garza Federico Cantu Garza 1907 - 1989 Painter, engraver and sculptor
Avrelija Cencic Avrelija Cencic 1964 - 2012 scientist
Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz 1929 - 2023 Foreign minister and national security advisor
Taha Baqir Taha Baqir 1912 - 1984 Director of Iraq National Museum
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi 1835 - 1901 Founder of Keio University and Jiji-Shinpō
Beltoon Beltoon 1920 - 2015 Singer
Conchita Supervia Conchita Supervia 1895 - 1936 Opera singer and recitalist
Rob Pilatus Rob Pilatus 1965 - 1998 Member of Milli Vanilli
Ctesibius of Alexandria Ctesibius of Alexandria -285 - -222 Father of pneumatics
Mahmoud Yassin Mahmoud Yassin 1941 - 2020 Actor
Ferry Sonneville Ferry Sonneville 1931 - 2003 Badminton player and coach
Cao Yu Cao Yu 1910 - 1996 dramatist of modern Chinese spoken
John Meillon John Meillon 1934 - 1989 Character actor and voice-over artist
Danilo Dolci Danilo Dolci 1924 - 1997 Social activist
Michael Falzon Michael Falzon 1972 - 2020 Musical theatre star and actor
Abba Kyari Abba Kyari 1952 - 2020 Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria
Jean-Louis Tauran Jean-Louis Tauran 1943 - 2018 President of the Pontifical Council for pranss
Jack Absalom Jack Absalom 1927 - 2019 Painter, author, adventurer
Catherine of Aragon Catherine of Aragon 1485 - 1536 First wife of Henry VIII and Queen of England
Tan Aik Mong Tan Aik Mong 1950 - 2020 Badminton player
Oliver Reed Oliver Reed 1938 - 1999 Actor
Afonso Augusto da Costa Afonso Augusto da Costa 1871 - 1937 Prime Minister & leader of the Portuguese Republic
Yan Huizhu Yan Huizhu 1919 - 1966 Classical Chinese opera singer
Philotheos Bryennios Philotheos Bryennios 1833 - 1917 Metropolitan of Nicomedia
Camilo Sesto Camilo Sesto 1946 - 2019 Singer, songwriter,music producer of romantic pop
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Vladimir Zhirinovsky 1946 - 2022 Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed 1961 - 2021 Surgeon General of Pakistan Army
Ilya Repin Ilya Repin 1844 - 1930 Russian genre painter
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare 1564 - 1616 Playwright, poet, actor
Srecko Brodar Srecko Brodar 1893 - 1987 Archaeologist
Henrik Kacser Henrik Kacser 1918 - 1995 Biochemist
Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji 1964 - 1989 Footballer and lawyer
Jin Yuelin Jin Yuelin 1895 - 1984 Philosopher, historian, and writer
Hile Mosi Hile Mosi 1885 - 1933 Poet and philologist
Master Fatman Master Fatman 1965 - 2019 Media personality, singer, actor, director
Hadrian Hadrian 76 - 138 Roman emperor
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde Vasudeo S. Gaitonde 1924 - 2001 Abstract painter
Chinedu Udoji Chinedu Udoji 1989 - 2018 Midfielder
Carmen Santos Carmen Santos 1904 - 1952 Actress and film producer
Joseph Urbania Joseph Urbania 1877 - 1943 Sculptor
Monica Vitti Monica Vitti 1931 - 2022 Actress
Vincent de Paul Vincent de Paul 1581 - 1660 Priest and founder of the Congregation of Mission
Stefan Gierowski Stefan Gierowski 1925 - 2022 Painter and professor
Diana Rigg Diana Rigg 1938 - 2020 Actress of stage and screen
Chen Changxing Chen Changxing 1771 - 1853 Chen-style tai chi master
Janusz Glowacki Janusz Glowacki 1938 - 2017 Writer and playwright
Nebuchadnezzar II Nebuchadnezzar II -630 - -561 king of Babylonia
Gretl Braun Gretl Braun 1915 - 1987 Sister of Eva Braun
Shizo Kanakuri Shizo Kanakuri 1891 - 1983 Marathon runner and one of the early leaders
Moosa AbdulRahman Hassan Moosa AbdulRahman Hassan 1902 - 1987 Businessman
Allah Bakhsh Allah Bakhsh 1895 - 1978 Painter and calligrapher
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  • 1. Faisal I of Iraq

    Died: 1933 A.D
    Slogan: We are the sons of the Arab nation and its sacred mission.

    Faisal I of Iraq was the King of Iraq from 1921 to 1933 and the King of Syria in 1920. He was the son of Hussein bin Ali, the Sharif of Mecca, and a leader of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. He was proclaimed king of Syria by the Syrian National Congress in 1920, but was expelled by the French shortly after. He then became the king of Iraq under the British mandate, and negotiated the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930, which granted Iraq independence while maintaining British influence. He was a proponent of pan-Arabism and supported the Hashemite dynasty in Iraq and Jordan. He died of a heart attack in Bern, Switzerland, in 1933, and was succeeded by his son Ghazi. He is considered one of the most influential figures in modern Iraqi history and a symbol of Iraqi nationalism.

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  • 2. 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.

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  • 3. 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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  • 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. Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

    Died: 2004 A.D
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    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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  • 6. 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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  • 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. 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.

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  • 9. 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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  • 10. 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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