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Andrej Bajuk Andrej Bajuk 1943 - 2011 Politician
Andreas Kalvos Andreas Kalvos 1792 - 1869 Poet of the Romantic school
Mohammad al Qubanchi Mohammad al Qubanchi 1904 - 1989 Iraqi maqam singer and composer
Faiz Muhammad Zikria Faiz Muhammad Zikria 1892 - 1979 Foreign Minister
Badia Masabni Badia Masabni 1892 - 1974 Night club owner and businesswoman
Blaz Arnich Blaz Arnich 1901 - 1970 Composer
Zheng Xie Zheng Xie 1693 - 1765 Painter and calligrapher
Afra Bukhari Afra Bukhari 1938 - 2022 Writer, columnist and journalist
Chaophraya Phrasadet Surentharathibodi Chaophraya Phrasadet Surentharathibodi 1867 - 1917 Minister of Public Instruction
Chinedu Nwadike Chinedu Nwadike 1983 - 2022 Gospel singer and actor
Jack Kent Cooke Jack Kent Cooke 1912 - 1997 Owner of Los Angeles Lakers, Kings
Albert Ross Tilley Albert Ross Tilley 1904 - 1988 Plastic surgeon and war hero
Ahmad Shah Massoud Ahmad Shah Massoud 1953 - 2001 Military Commander
Jerzy Chromik Jerzy Chromik 1931 - 1987 Long-distance runner
Naji al Jerf Naji al Jerf 1977 - 2015 Documentary filmmaker
Dolores Del Rio Dolores Del Rio 1904 - 1983 Hollywood and Mexican cinema star
Agus Salim Agus Salim 1884 - 1954 Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ecaterina Teodoroiu Ecaterina Teodoroiu 1894 - 1917 War heroine
Panait Istrati Panait Istrati 1884 - 1935 Writer
Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas 1955 - 2009 Screenwriter and director of Malayalam cinema
Johann Christian Bach Johann Christian Bach 1735 - 1782 Composer of the Classical era
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum 1912 - 1990 Former Ruler of Dubai
Mahmoud Al-Zoubi Mahmoud Al-Zoubi 1935 - 2000 Prime Minister of Syria
Ubayd Zakani Ubayd Zakani 1319 - 1369 Poet and satirist of the Mongol era
Jacques Offenbach Jacques Offenbach 1819 - 1880 Operetta pioneer
Hai Ninh Hai Ninh 1931 - 2013 Film director
Charles Kao Charles Kao 1933 - 2018 Fiber optics,electrical engineering
Aleksandr Nikolayev Aleksandr Nikolayev 1897 - 1957 Painter and graphic artist
Prudente de Morais Prudente de Morais 1841 - 1902 President of Brazil
Andre Franco Montoro Andre Franco Montoro 1916 - 1999 Governor of São Paulo, senator, and minister
Anatol Emilian Baconsky Anatol Emilian Baconsky 1925 - 1977 Poet, Critic
Pepca Kardelj Pepca Kardelj 1914 - 1990 Partisan fighter
Karl Lagerfeld Karl Lagerfeld 1933 - 2019 Creative director of Chanel and Fendi
Candido Rondon Candido Rondon 1865 - 1958 Founder of the Indian Protection Service
Michael Gambon Michael Gambon 1940 - 2023 Stage and screen actor
Benyamin Sueb Benyamin Sueb 1939 - 1995 Comedian, actor and singer
Sharif Ali bin al Hussein Sharif Ali bin al Hussein 1956 - 2022 Leader of the Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy party
Ii Naomasa Ii Naomasa 1561 - 1602 General under Tokugawa Ieyasu
Angel Nieto Angel Nieto 1947 - 2017 Grand Prix motorcycle racer
Adolfo Suarez Adolfo Suarez 1932 - 2014 Prime minister of Spain, president of the Union
Mitrush Kuteli Mitrush Kuteli 1907 - 1967 Writer, translator, economist
William Wordsworth William Wordsworth 1770 - 1850 Poet and laureate
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot Anne Robert Jacques Turgot 1727 - 1781 Comptroller general of finance under Louis XVI
Chung Ju-yung Chung Ju-yung 1915 - 2001 Founder of Hyundai Group
John Nmadu Yisa-Doko John Nmadu Yisa-Doko 1942 - 2012 Chief of the Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force
Claude Monet Claude Monet 1840 - 1926 Founder of impressionist painting
Ernest Shonekan Ernest Shonekan 1936 - 2022 Interim head of state of Nigeria
Qasim Mehdi Qasim Mehdi 1941 - 2016 Molecular biologist and professor
Walter Gropius Walter Gropius 1883 - 1969 Founder of the Bauhaus School
Jacques Hamel Jacques Hamel 1930 - 2016 Catholic priest
Nikolay Raevsky Nikolay Raevsky 1771 - 1829 General and statesman who fought
Ch ien Mu Ch ien Mu 1895 - 1990 Chinese history, intellectual history
David Huerta David Huerta 1949 - 2022 Poet and editor
Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa 1910 - 1998 Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor
Amjad Sabri Amjad Sabri 1976 - 2016 Qawwali singer and Sufi proponent
Antoni Gaudi Antoni Gaudi 1852 - 1926 Architect and pioneer of Modernism
Zhao Jiuzhang Zhao Jiuzhang 1907 - 1968 Atmospheric physics, geophysics, space physics
Marie Logoreci Marie Logoreci 1920 - 1988 Actress and poet for The Voice of Albania
Saifo Saifo 1942 - 1998 Singer
Abdullah Ansari Abdullah Ansari 1006 - 1088 Poet, mystic, scholar, commentator of the Quran
Hans Morgenthau Hans Morgenthau 1904 - 1980 Political scientist and historian
Joan Miro Joan Miro 1893 - 1983 Painter, sculptor and ceramicist
Nguyen Chi Thien Nguyen Chi Thien 1939 - 2012 Poet
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce 1882 - 1941 Novelist, poet, literary critic
Ulfat Idlibi Ulfat Idlibi 1912 - 2007 Novelist
Guadalupe Duenas Guadalupe Duenas 1910 - 2002 Short story writer and essayist
Cai Chusheng Cai Chusheng 1906 - 1968 Film director and screenwriter
Bruce Edward Hobbs Bruce Edward Hobbs 1936 - 2014 Structural geologist and science administrator
Enomoto Takeaki Enomoto Takeaki 1836 - 1908 Naval officer and statesman
Gabriel Okara Gabriel Okara 1921 - 2019 Poet and novelist
Yan Huizhu Yan Huizhu 1919 - 1966 Classical Chinese opera singer
Clara Nunes Clara Nunes 1942 - 1983 singer, researcher, Candomblé devotee
Wilopo Wilopo 1909 - 1981 Prime Minister of Indonesia
Louis XV of France Louis XV of France 1710 - 1774 King of France and Navarre
Tsin Ting Tsin Ting 1934 - 2022 Punjabi folk singer and dubbing artist
Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman 1903 - 1990 First Prime Minister of Malaysia
Edward Frederick Sorin Edward Frederick Sorin 1814 - 1893 Founder and first president of the University
Nellie Yu Roung Ling Nellie Yu Roung Ling 1882 - 1973 Dancer and lady-in-waiting
Francisco Tarrega Francisco Tarrega 1852 - 1909 Classical guitar composer and performer
Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar 1876 - 1918 Writer
Claus von Stauffenberg Claus von Stauffenberg 1907 - 1944 Army officer and chief conspirator
Rosli Dhobi Rosli Dhobi 1932 - 1950 Teacher and activist
Liviu Rebreanu Liviu Rebreanu 1885 - 1944 novelist, playwright
Robert Cinnamond Robert Cinnamond 1884 - 1968 Traditional singer and collector of songs
Wang Niansun Wang Niansun 1744 - 1832 Philosopher, historian, poet
Feng Yidai Feng Yidai 1913 - 2005 Writer, editor, and translator
Ghazi of Iraq Ghazi of Iraq 1912 - 1939 King of Iraq
Fou Ts ong Fou Ts ong 1934 - 2020 Pianist of contemporary classical music
Jure Robic Jure Robic 1965 - 2010 Ultra-endurance cyclist
Nicodim Munteanu Nicodim Munteanu 1864 - 1948 Patriarch
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon 1930 - 2002 British royal and sister of Queen Elizabeth II
Zaitoon Bano Zaitoon Bano 1938 - 2021 Novelist, poet, short story writer, fiction writer
Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan -1480 - -1521 First European to cross the Pacific Ocean
Markos Botsaris Markos Botsaris 1790 - 1823 Leader of the Souliots and general of the Greek
Razia Butt Razia Butt 1924 - 2012 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Doi Sartika Doi Sartika 1884 - 1947 Founder of the first school for women in Indonesia
Chen Xuezhao Chen Xuezhao 1906 - 1996 Writer and journalist
Sigmund Ruud Sigmund Ruud 1907 - 1994 Ski jumper
Elizabeth I Elizabeth I 1533 - 1603 Queen of England, Elizabethan era
Emilia Pardo Bazan Emilia Pardo Bazan 1851 - 1921 Novelist, journalist, literary critic, poet,
Ana Luisa Amaral Ana Luisa Amaral 1956 - 2022 Poet, translator
Ulrike Meinhof Ulrike Meinhof 1934 - 1976 Left-wing journalist
Alfredo Marceneiro Alfredo Marceneiro 1891 - 1982 Fado singer
Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou 1113 - 1151 Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy
Richard Wurmbrand Richard Wurmbrand 1909 - 2001 Pastor
Nam Cao Nam Cao 1915 - 1951 Writer
Paul Hausser Paul Hausser 1880 - 1972 Waffen-SS commander
Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh 1853 - 1890
Guy Gilbert Guy Gilbert 1935 - 2023 Priest and educator of troubled youth
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Toyotomi Hideyoshi 1537 - 1598 Feudal lord and chief Imperial minister
Alan Wolf Arkin Alan Wolf Arkin 1934 - 2023 Actor Director Screenwriter producer
Pancho Villa Pancho Villa 1878 - 1923 General in the Mexican Revolution
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill 1874 - 1965 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader
Magdalena Abakanowicz Magdalena Abakanowicz 1930 - 2017 Sculptor and fiber artist
Heba Selim Heba Selim 1947 - 1974 Mossad agent
Epicurus Epicurus -341 - -270 Founder of Epicureanism
Tamon Yamaguchi Tamon Yamaguchi 1892 - 1942 Naval officer and commander
Stanislaw Baranczak Stanislaw Baranczak 1946 - 2014 poet, literary critic, translator
Palladius Palladius 365 - 457 Bishop of Ireland
Ioannis Kapodistrias Ioannis Kapodistrias 1776 - 1831 First head of state of independent Greece
Lek Nana Lek Nana 1924 - 2010 Politician and Businessman
Lisa Marie Presley Lisa Marie Presley 1968 - 2023
Iolanda Balas Iolanda Balas 1936 - 2016 Athlete
Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah 1908 - 1981 Islamic scholar, philosopher, novelist, lecturer
Anna Bilinska-Bohdanowicz Anna Bilinska-Bohdanowicz 1854 - 1893 Portrait painter
Felicjan Slawoj Skladkowski Felicjan Slawoj Skladkowski 1885 - 1962 Prime Minister of Poland
Abd al Muhsin as Sa dun Abd al Muhsin as Sa dun 1883 - 1936 Prime Minister of Iraq
Ahmed Aboki Abdullahi Ahmed Aboki Abdullahi 1945 - 2021 Brigadier General of the Nigerian army
Simion Stoilow Simion Stoilow 1887 - 1961 Mathematician
Roberto Gonzalez Barrera Roberto Gonzalez Barrera 1930 - 2012 Founder and chairman of Gruma and Banorte
Empress Kojun Empress Kojun 1903 - 2000 Empress consort of Japan
Shakir Hassan Al Said Shakir Hassan Al Said 1925 - 2004 Painter, sculptor and writer
John Winston Ono Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon 1940 - 1980 Musician-peace activist
Stanislaw Moniuszko Stanislaw Moniuszko 1819 - 1872 Opera composer
Mitsuharu Misawa Mitsuharu Misawa 1962 - 2009 Professional wrestler and promoter
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg 1868 - 1914 Wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Xuan Dieu Xuan Dieu 1916 - 1985 Poet
Anton Cebej Anton Cebej 1722 - 1774 Baroque painter
Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling 1865 - 1936 Writer and poet, author of The Jungle Book and Kim
Peter Vilhelm Carl Kyhn Peter Vilhelm Carl Kyhn 1819 - 1903 Landscape painter
Vicente Lombardo Toledano Vicente Lombardo Toledano 1894 - 1968 Labor leader and Marxist thinker
Askari Mian Irani Askari Mian Irani 1940 - 2004 Painter and art activist
Johan Ludwig Lund Johan Ludwig Lund 1777 - 1867 Painter and professor
Tien Feng Tien Feng 1928 - 2015 actor and martial artist
Nikolai Baskakov Nikolai Baskakov 1918 - 1993 Painter
Kudirat Abiola Kudirat Abiola 1951 - 1996 Pro-democracy campaigner
Khaled Khalifa Khaled Khalifa 1964 - 2023 Novelist, screenwriter, and poet
Dmitry Bogrov Dmitry Bogrov 1887 - 1911 Lawyer
Juan Martin Diez Juan Martin Diez 1775 - 1825 Guerrilla leader and military general
Mircea Eliade Mircea Eliade 1907 - 1986 Historian of Religions
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  • 1. 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.

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  • 2. 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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  • 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.

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  • 4. Robert Gordon Menzies

    Died: 1978 A.D
    Slogan: It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.

    Robert Menzies was a prominent Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th prime minister of Australia for a total of over 18 years, making him the longest-serving prime minister in Australian history. He held office twice, first from 1939 to 1941 and then from 1949 to 1966. He was also the leader of the United Australia Party (UAP) in his first term and the founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Australia in his second term. Menzies was born in Jeparit, Victoria, on 20 December 1894. He was the fourth of five children of James Menzies, a storekeeper and politician, and Kate Sampson, a miner's daughter. He attended various schools in Ballarat and Melbourne before graduating with first-class honours in law from the University of Melbourne in 1916. He became a barrister in 1918 and quickly established himself as one of the leading lawyers in Victoria. He was appointed a King's Counsel in 1929, the youngest in Victoria at the time. Menzies entered politics in 1928 as a member of the Nationalist Party, which later became the UAP. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council and then to the Legislative Assembly, serving as Attorney-General and Minister for Railways. In 1934, he resigned from state politics and won the federal seat of Kooyong as a UAP candidate. He became Attorney-General and Minister for Industry in Joseph Lyons' government and was also deputy leader of the UAP from 1935. He resigned from cabinet in 1939 over a dispute about national insurance. Menzies became prime minister in April 1939 after Lyons died in office and Earle Page served as caretaker for 18 days. He led Australia into World War II and spent four months in England in 1941 to participate in Winston Churchill's war cabinet. However, he faced opposition from his coalition partner, the Country Party, and from some members of his own party. He lost the confidence of his party and resigned as prime minister in August 1941. He was succeeded by Arthur Fadden, who lasted only 40 days before being replaced by John Curtin of the Labor Party. Menzies remained as leader of the UAP until 1943, when he lost his seat at the federal election. He then helped to create a new conservative party, the Liberal Party of Australia, which he became the inaugural leader of in August 1945. He led the opposition against Curtin's successor, Ben Chifley, until he won the federal election in December 1949. He formed a coalition government with the Country Party and returned as prime minister. Menzies' second term as prime minister lasted for over 16 years, during which he won seven consecutive elections. He presided over a period of economic growth, social stability, immigration expansion, higher education development, national security policies, and international alliances. He strengthened Australia's ties with Britain and the United States, supported the creation of NATO and SEATO, signed the ANZUS Treaty and the Colombo Plan, sent troops to Korea, Malaya, and Vietnam, recognised Israel and Japan as sovereign states, opposed communism and apartheid, promoted British Commonwealth cooperation, and supported constitutional reform. Menzies retired as prime minister in January 1966 at the age of 71. He was succeeded by Harold Holt, who drowned a year later. Menzies remained active in public life until his death in May 1978. He wrote several books, gave lectures, served as chancellor of the University of Melbourne, and was involved in various cultural and educational organisations. He was knighted in 1963 and received many honours and awards, both in Australia and abroad. He was widely regarded as one of the most influential and respected figures in Australian history. Menzies was married to Pattie Maie Leckie, a journalist and political activist, from 1920 until her death in 1978. They had three children: Kenneth, Ian, and Heather. Menzies was a devout Presbyterian and a keen sportsman. He enjoyed cricket, golf, tennis, chess, and bridge. He was also fond of literature, music, art, and history. He had a distinctive voice and a sharp wit, which he used to great effect in his speeches and debates. He was known for his loyalty to his friends and his principles, as well as his ambition and determination. He was nicknamed "Ming" by his supporters and "Pig Iron Bob" by his critics.

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  • 5. Miyamoto Musashi

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

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

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  • 6. 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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  • 7. 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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  • 8. 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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  • 9. Lars Kruse

    Died: 1894 A.D
    Slogan: Humble in speech, proud in deed, Christian in action, man in his boat.

    Lars Kruse was born in Skagen, Denmark, on 5 June 1828. He was the son of Johan Hinrich Jes Kruse, a Danish school founder, and his wife Anna Magdalene Christine Becker. He started fishing at an early age and participated in many rescue attempts off the dangerous shores of Skagen. One of his most famous rescues was on 27 December 1862, when he saved the crew of the Swedish brig Daphne, after the lifeboat had capsized and killed eight of its crew. He was appointed as the head of lifesaving in Skagen and received several medals and honors from Denmark and other countries for his bravery and service. He also inspired the painter Michael Ancher, who portrayed him in several works. He married twice and had three children. He drowned on 9 March 1894, while trying to land his boat in a snowstorm. He was buried at Skagen Cemetery with a memorial stone bearing the words of Holger Drachmann: Here lies under the sand of the dune A brave sailor's bones But Skagen's reef and shoals Recognize their duty And sing of Lars Kruse's life A loud heroic poem.

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  • 10. 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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