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Fiona Stanley Fiona Stanley 1946 - 2020 Epidemiologist and public health researcher
Boris Strel Boris Strel 1959 - 2013 Alpine Skier
Vace Zela Vace Zela 1939 - 2014 Singer and soprano
Ashley Cooper Ashley Cooper 1936 - 2020 Tennis player
Mohammad Ali Bogra Mohammad Ali Bogra 1909 - 1963 Third Prime Minister of Pakistan
Pancho Villa Pancho Villa 1878 - 1923 General in the Mexican Revolution
Yao Tongbin Yao Tongbin 1922 - 1968 Missile engineer
Mikhail Artsybashev Mikhail Artsybashev 1878 - 1927 Writer, Playwright
Phraya Sisunthonwohan Phraya Sisunthonwohan 1822 - 1891 Scholar, Writer, Educator
Niccolo Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli 1469 - 1527 diplomat, author, philosopher
Vasily Blucher Vasily Blucher 1889 - 1938 Military leader in the Great Patriotic War
Andrew George Latta McNaughton Andrew George Latta McNaughton 1887 - 1966 Military Officer, Scientist, Diplomat
Amalia Mendoza Amalia Mendoza 1923 - 2001 Ranchera and bolero singer
August Oddvar August Oddvar 1877 - 1964 Stage actor
Tomaz Pengov Tomaz Pengov 1949 - 2014 Singer-songwriter
Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Balcescu 1819 - 1852 Historian, Soldier, Journalist
Felix Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn 1809 - 1847 composer, pianist, organist, conductor
Augustine Magdalena Waworuntu Augustine Magdalena Waworuntu 1899 - 1987 Mayor of Manado
Christian Christie Christian Christie 1832 - 1906 Architect
Ann Woolcock Ann Woolcock 1937 - 2001 Respiratory physician and scientist
Nicolas Malebranche Nicolas Malebranche 1638 - 1715 Rationalist philosopher and theologian
Fifi Young Fifi Young 1915 - 1975 Stage and film actress
Pensri Poomchoosri Pensri Poomchoosri 1929 - 2007 Singer, Actress
Taufiq Kiemas Taufiq Kiemas 1942 - 2013 Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly
Fabian Gottlieb von Osten Sacken Fabian Gottlieb von Osten Sacken 1752 - 1837 Field marshal during the Russo-Turkish War
Enrique Camarena Enrique Camarena 1947 - 1985 DEA intelligence officer
Junaid Jamshed Junaid Jamshed 1964 - 2016 Qawwali singer and music director
Elisabeth of Romania Elisabeth of Romania 1894 - 1956 Queen Consort
Sanguan Tularaksa Sanguan Tularaksa 1902 - 1995 Politician
Mahmood ul Hassan Mahmood ul Hassan 1924 - 1988 Field hockey player and Olympic gold medalist
Mariana Nicolesco Mariana Nicolesco 1948 - 2022 Operatic Soprano
Edward Mulhare Edward Mulhare 1923 - 1997 actor
Nguyen Khuyen Nguyen Khuyen 1835 - 1909 Poet
Walter Hugo Khouri Walter Hugo Khouri 1929 - 2003 Film director, screenwriter, producer
Pridi Phanomyong Pridi Phanomyong 1900 - 1983 Prime Minister
Hatshepsut Hatshepsut -1507 - -1458 Female king of Egypt
Yemi Tella Yemi Tella 1951 - 2007 Football coach
Lygia Fagundes Telles Lygia Fagundes Telles 1918 - 2022 Novelist and short story writer
Omar Suleiman Omar Suleiman 1936 - 2012 Director of Egyptian General Intelligence Service
Carlo Saba Carlo Saba 1969 - 2023 Vocalist of Kahitna
Titien Sumarni Titien Sumarni 1932 - 1966 Actress and producer
Stella Bowen Stella Bowen 1893 - 1947 Impressionist painter and war artist
Douglas Shenton Annand Douglas Shenton Annand 1903 - 1976 Graphic designer and artist
Bob Hasan Bob Hasan 1931 - 2020 Real estate developer
Grigore Moisil Grigore Moisil 1906 - 1973 Mathematician, Computer Scientist
Ranajit Chakraborty Ranajit Chakraborty 1946 - 2018 Human and population geneticist
Flemming Jorgensen Flemming Jorgensen 1947 - 2011 Singer and musician
Kijuro Shidehara Kijuro Shidehara 1872 - 1951 Prime minister of Japan
Iuliu Maniu Iuliu Maniu 1873 - 1953 Politician
Helena Rojo Helena Rojo 1944 - 2024 Telenovela star
Wilhelm II Wilhelm II 1859 - 1941 German Emperor and King of Prussia
Seni Pramoj Seni Pramoj 1905 - 1997 Politician
Alfred Dreyfus Alfred Dreyfus 1929 - 1978 Singer and actor
Le Thi Luu Le Thi Luu 1911 - 1988 Painter
Jacek Kaczmarski Jacek Kaczmarski 1957 - 2004 Singer, songwriter, poet and author
Gustav Ipavec Gustav Ipavec 1831 - 1908 Composer
Dinu Lipatti Dinu Lipatti 1917 - 1950 Pianist, Composer
Brendan Behan Brendan Behan 1923 - 1964 Writer and Irish Republican
Georgios Papadopoulos Georgios Papadopoulos 1919 - 1999 Leader of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974
Francis de Sales Francis de Sales 1567 - 1622 Bishop of Geneva and Doctor of the Church
Hashmat Karzai Hashmat Karzai 1969 - 2014 Chairman of the Kandahar Provincial Council
Ivan Khrutsky Ivan Khrutsky 1810 - 1885 Painter of still lifes and portraits
Jacob Jensen Jacob Jensen 1926 - 2015 Industrial designer of many products for Bang
Fariduddin Attar Fariduddin Attar 1145 - 1221 Sufi poet and mystic
Ronald Ernest Aitchison Ronald Ernest Aitchison 1921 - 1996 Physicist and electronics engineer
Dame Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba 1861 - 1931 operatic lyric coloratura soprano
Duy Tan Duy Tan 1900 - 1945 Emperor of Vietnam
Ali Podrimja Ali Podrimja 1942 - 2012 Poet and author
Fu Baolu Fu Baolu 1913 - 1943 Pole vaulter
Roohi Bano Roohi Bano 1951 - 2019 TV actress and model
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher 1742 - 1819 Field marshal
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 - 1832 Writer, poet, scientist, statesman
Jorge Negrete Jorge Negrete 1911 - 1953 Singer and actor of Mexican cinema
Jin Yan Jin Yan 1910 - 1983 Actor who gained fame during China's golden age
Farouk I Farouk I 1920 - 1965 King of Egypt and the Sudan
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad 1927 - 1988 Quran reciter and Hafiz
James Ajibola Idowu Adegoke Ige James Ajibola Idowu Adegoke Ige 1930 - 2001 Federal Minister of Justice of Nigeria
Mae Dahlberg Mae Dahlberg 1888 - 1969 Vaudeville performer and actress
George Constantinescu George Constantinescu 1881 - 1965 Scientist, Engineer, Inventor
Xu Shiying Xu Shiying 1873 - 1964 Premier of the Republic of China
Abdallah Somekh Abdallah Somekh 1813 - 1889 Rosh yeshiva and posek of Iraqi Jewry
muhammad rasool allah prophet muhammad rasool allah prophet 570 - 632 Muhammad the last Messenger of God
Martin Luther Martin Luther 1483 - 1546 Initiator of the Protestant Reformation
Agatha Christie Agatha Christie 1890 - 1976 Author of detective novels and short stories
Nanguyalai Tarzi Nanguyalai Tarzi 1940 - 2015 Ambassador to Switzerland
Osinachi Nwachukwu Osinachi Nwachukwu 1979 - 2022 Gospel musician
Eiji Toyoda Eiji Toyoda 1913 - 2013 President and chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation
Cantinflas Cantinflas 1911 - 1993 Comedian, actor, and filmmaker
Marie Henriques Marie Henriques 1866 - 1944 Social realist painter
Murad III Murad III 1546 - 1595 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Maria Luisa Puga Maria Luisa Puga 1944 - 2004 Novelist and essayist
Riad Ismat Riad Ismat 1947 - 2020 writer, critic and theatre director
Florence Turner Blake Florence Turner Blake 1873 - 1959 Water-colour paintings on silk fans
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre 1901 - 1990 Film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter
Robert Baden-Powell Robert Baden-Powell 1857 - 1941 Founder of Scouting
Hu Sheng Hu Sheng 1918 - 2000 Marxist theorist, historian, politician
Vilhelm Bjerknes Vilhelm Bjerknes 1862 - 1951 Meteorologist and physicist
Pedro Armendariz Pedro Armendariz 1912 - 1963 Film actor
Albrecht Durer Albrecht Durer 1471 - 1528 Painter and printmaker of the German Renaissance
Pepi I Meryre Pepi I Meryre -2332 - -2283 Third king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
Isang Yun Isang Yun 1917 - 1995 Composer of avant-garde music
Mani Mani 216 - 274 Founder of Manichaeism
Layla Al Attar Layla Al Attar 1944 - 1993 Director of Iraq National Art Museum
James Ashton James Ashton 1881 - 1963 Painter and art critic
Ivan Grohar Ivan Grohar 1867 - 1911 Impressionist Painter
Judith Kerr Judith Kerr 1923 - 2019 Children's literature
Farman Fatehpuri Farman Fatehpuri 1926 - 2013 Linguist, researcher, writer, critic and scholar
Roberto Gavaldon Roberto Gavaldon 1909 - 1986 Film director
Abdul Halim Khaddam Abdul Halim Khaddam 1932 - 2020 Vice President of Syria
Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar 1884 - 1937 chief editor of Maharashtriya Jnanakosha
Pierre Cauchon Pierre Cauchon 1371 - 1442 Bishop of Beauvais and judge of Joan of Arc
Bob Christo Bob Christo 1938 - 2011 Actor in Hindi films
Ahmed Zewail Ahmed Zewail 1946 - 2016 Father of femtochemistry
Eugenio Lucas Velazquez Eugenio Lucas Velazquez 1817 - 1870 Romantic painter
Jorgen Moe Jorgen Moe 1813 - 1882 Folklorist, bishop, poet, and author
Ali Sastroamidjojo Ali Sastroamidjojo 1903 - 1975 Prime Minister of Indonesia
Chaudhry Fazal Ellahi Chaudhry Fazal Ellahi 1904 - 1982 Fifth President of Pakistan
Ahmad Mallah, Haji Ahmad Mallah, Haji 1877 - 1969 Poet and translator of the Quran
Zeki Muren Zeki Muren 1931 - 1996 Turkish classical music singer and composer
Alf Proysen Alf Proysen 1914 - 1970 Author of Mrs. Pepperpot stories
Angela Marinescu Angela Marinescu 1941 - 2023 Poet
Benjamin Fondane Benjamin Fondane 1898 - 1944 Poet, Philosopher
Koichi Kido Koichi Kido 1889 - 1977 Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan
Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura 1905 - 1982 Actor in Akira Kurosawa's films
Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse 1877 - 1962 Writer, poet, novelist
Joffre Soares Joffre Soares 1918 - 1996 TV and theater pioneer
Akinloye Akinyemi Akinloye Akinyemi 1954 - 2012 Major in the Nigerian Army Signal Corps
Jaja Anucha Ndubuisi Wachuku Jaja Anucha Ndubuisi Wachuku 1918 - 1996 First Speaker of Nigerian House of Representatives
Emmanuel III Delly Emmanuel III Delly 1927 - 2014 Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans
Salma Kuzbari Salma Kuzbari 1923 - 2006 Literary critic and biographer
Isaac Boleslavsky Isaac Boleslavsky 1919 - 1977 Chess Grandmaster
Thomas Adesanya Ige Grillo Thomas Adesanya Ige Grillo 1927 - 1998 Anatomy professor
Pisharoth Rama Pisharoty Pisharoth Rama Pisharoty 1909 - 2002 Remote sensing, meteorology
Sun Fo Sun Fo 1891 - 1973 Premier of the Republic of China
Grazyna Bacewicz Grazyna Bacewicz 1909 - 1969 Composer and violinist
Rod Taylor Rod Taylor 1930 - 2015 Actor of film and television
Jonas Rein Jonas Rein 1760 - 1821 Priest and poet
Pino Mlakar Pino Mlakar 1907 - 2006 Ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher
Jan Matejko Jan Matejko 1838 - 1893 History painter
Jack Kent Cooke Jack Kent Cooke 1912 - 1997 Owner of Los Angeles Lakers, Kings
Ahmad Yani Ahmad Yani 1922 - 1965 Commander of the Indonesian Army
Chen Tingjing Chen Tingjing 1746 - 1809 Historian, reformist scholar of the Qing dynasty
Ali Jawdat al Aiyubi Ali Jawdat al Aiyubi 1913 - 1969 Prime Minister of Iraq
Adolf Dassler Adolf Dassler 1900 - 1978 Founder of Adidas
Laozi Laozi -551 - -479 Founder of Taoism
Andres Henestrosa Andres Henestrosa 1906 - 2008 Writer and politician
Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill 1915 - 1944 SOE Agent
Milan Vidmar Milan Vidmar 1885 - 1962 Chess Grandmaster
Alexandra of Yugoslavia Alexandra of Yugoslavia 1921 - 1993 Queen consort of Yugoslavia
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  • 1. Coco Chanel

    Died: 1971 A.D
    Slogan: A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

    Coco Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman who revolutionized the style and aesthetics of women's clothing in the 20th century. She was born in a poorhouse in Saumur, France, and raised by nuns after her mother's death. She learned to sew at a young age and started her career as a milliner. She opened her first shop in Paris in 1910, selling hats and later expanding to clothing. She introduced simple, elegant, and comfortable designs that contrasted with the corseted and elaborate fashion of the time. She popularized the use of jersey fabric, tweed, and black color in women's clothing. She also created iconic accessories such as the quilted purse, costume jewelry, and the interlocked-CC monogram. She launched her first perfume, Chanel No. 5, in 1921, which became one of the most famous fragrances in the world. She also designed costumes for theater and cinema, collaborating with artists such as Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, and Jean Cocteau. She closed her fashion house during World War II and faced controversy for her involvement with a German officer. She returned to fashion in 1954, at the age of 71, and continued to create influential collections until her death in 1971. She is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in fashion history and a symbol of modern, liberated, and independent womanhood.

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  • 2. Juan Martin Diez

    Died: 1825 A.D
    Slogan: I will die as I have lived: defending my country and my ideas.

    Juan Martín Díez was born in a peasant family in Castrillo de Duero, Valladolid, Spain on September 5, 1775. He had a passion for military affairs since his childhood and participated in the War of the Pyrenees against France when he was 18. He married María Antonia Santos Platero in 1796 and settled in Fuentecén, Burgos, where he worked as a farmer until the French invasion of Spain in 1808. He then organized a group of guerrillas composed of his friends and relatives to fight against the invaders. He earned the nickname El Empecinado (the Undaunted) for his courage and persistence. He fought in many battles and skirmishes along the Duero river basin and other provinces, harassing and defeating the French troops with his superior knowledge of the terrain and his unconventional tactics. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1809 and later to brigadier general in 1812. He also collaborated with the regular Spanish army and the British allies led by Wellington. He was a supporter of the liberal Constitution of 1812 and opposed the absolutist monarchy of Ferdinand VII, who abolished the constitution after his restoration in 1814. He joined the liberal uprising of 1820 and defended the constitutional regime against the royalist forces. He was captured by the royalists in 1823 and imprisoned in Pamplona. He was later transferred to Roa de Duero, where he was sentenced to death by hanging on August 20, 1825. He died with dignity and courage, refusing to ask for pardon or mercy. His body was buried in Burgos cemetery. He is regarded as one of the most prominent figures of the Spanish War of Independence and a hero of liberalism. His life inspired many writers, artists, and historians. His name is honored in many streets, squares, monuments, and institutions throughout Spain. His legacy lives on in the Spanish people's struggle for freedom and democracy.

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  • 3. 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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  • 4. 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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  • 5. Qaboos bin Said al Said

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

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

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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. Nizar Qabbani

    Died: 1998 A.D
    Slogan: What is the difference between me and the sky?it is that when you laugh, I forget about the sky.

    Nizar Qabbani was a Syrian poet, writer, and publisher who is considered to be one of the most influential and popular poets in the Arab world. He was born in Damascus in 1923 to a middle-class merchant family and was the grandnephew of the pioneering Arab playwright Abu Khalil Qabbani. He studied law at the University of Damascus and graduated in 1945. He then joined the Syrian Foreign Ministry and served as a diplomat in several countries, including Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Britain, China, and Spain. He resigned from his diplomatic career in 1966 and moved to Beirut, Lebanon, where he founded his own publishing company. He later lived in Geneva, Switzerland, and London, England, where he died in 1998. Qabbani's poetic style combines simplicity and elegance in exploring themes of love, eroticism, feminism, religion, and Arab nationalism. He wrote more than 20 collections of poetry, some of which were set to music and sung by famous Arab singers. He also wrote prose, essays, and letters. He is known for his innovative use of free verse and his expression of the Arab woman's voice and perspective. He was influenced by the tragic death of his sister, who committed suicide rather than marry a man she did not love, and by the political and social upheavals in the Arab world, especially the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Arab defeat in the 1967 war. He was a staunch critic of Arab regimes and leaders, and a supporter of democracy and human rights. He was also a lover of Arabic culture and language, and a defender of Arab identity and dignity. He received many awards and honors for his literary contributions, and is widely regarded as Syria's national poet.

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  • 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. 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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  • 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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