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Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta 1951 - 2021 Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Maruja Mallo Maruja Mallo 1902 - 1995 Painter
Lam Qua Lam Qua 1801 - 1860 Painter of Western-style portraits
Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss 1777 - 1855 Mathematics and sciences
Naseem Begum Naseem Begum 1936 - 1971 Film playback singer
Lucas Alaman Lucas Alaman 1792 - 1853 Conservative statesman and writer
Ramesses I Ramesses I -1318 - -1290 Founder of the 19th dynasty
Bernt Balchen Bernt Balchen 1899 - 1973 Polar aviator and engineer
Pau Dones Pau Dones 1966 - 2020 Jarabe de Palo vocalist
Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte 1927 - 2023 musician Actor Singer American social activist
Emil Racovita Emil Racovita 1868 - 1947 Biologist, Explorer
Idris Alkali Idris Alkali 1960 - 2018 Major general in the Nigerian Army
Eduardo Lourenco de Faria Eduardo Lourenco de Faria 1923 - 2020 Essayist, professor, critic, philosopher, writer
Emiliano Di Cavalcanti Emiliano Di Cavalcanti 1897 - 1976 Painter and illustrator
Aminah Cendrakasih Aminah Cendrakasih 1938 - 2022 Actress
Muhammad Hassanein Heikal Muhammad Hassanein Heikal 1923 - 2016 Editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram
Hipolito Lazaro Hipolito Lazaro 1887 - 1974 Opera singer
Andrew Barton Paterson Andrew Barton Paterson 1864 - 1941 Bush poet, journalist and author
Peig Sayers Peig Sayers 1873 - 1958 Storyteller and author
Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo 1907 - 1954 Painter
Usman bin Yahya Usman bin Yahya 1822 - 1913 Islamic scholar and Grand Mufti of Batavia
Josep Comas i Sola Josep Comas i Sola 1868 - 1937 Astronomer and popularizer of science
Osman II Osman II 1604 - 1622 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
John Redpath John Redpath 1796 - 1869 Founder and chairman of Redpath Sugar Corporation
Ding Yan Ding Yan 1794 - 1875 Classical scholar
Jacques Marquette Jacques Marquette 1637 - 1675 French Jesuit missionary and explorer
Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis 1770 - 1843 General and leader of the Greek War
Rudolf Frentz Rudolf Frentz 1888 - 1956 Painter and art teacher
Srifa Mahawan Srifa Mahawan 1930 - 2013 Writer, National Artist
Manuel de Abreu Manuel de Abreu 1894 - 1962 Physician and scientist
Kenneth Douglas Taylor Kenneth Douglas Taylor 1934 - 2015 he was the Canadian ambassador to Iran.
Rasim Oztekin Rasim Oztekin 1959 - 2021 Actor and comedian
Friedrich Holderlin Friedrich Holderlin 1770 - 1843 Poet and philosopher
Masaki Kobayashi Masaki Kobayashi 1916 - 1996 Film director and screenwriter
Jnan Chandra Ghosh Jnan Chandra Ghosh 1894 - 1959 Chemist and director of IIT Kharagpur
Alexander the Great Alexander the Great -356 - -323 King of Macedon and Hegemon of the Hellenic League
Khairullah Anosh Khairullah Anosh 1965 - 2018 Governor of Samangan Province
Shashikala Shashikala 1932 - 2021 Supporting roles in Bollywood films and TV serials
Zola Amaro Zola Amaro 1891 - 1944 Operatic soprano
Yousaf Shakeel Yousaf Shakeel 1938 - 2023 Actor, playwright and academic
Hideki Irabu Hideki Irabu 1969 - 2011 Pitcher
Gabriel Figueroa Gabriel Figueroa 1907 - 1997 Cinematographer of the Golden Age
Masaru Ibuka Masaru Ibuka 1908 - 1997 Co-founder of Sony
Munawar Sultana Munawar Sultana 1924 - 2007 Film playback singer
Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Vasnetsov 1848 - 1926 Historical and mythological painter
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791
Qazi Ashfaq Qazi Ashfaq 1967 - 2001 Footballer
Matija Bravnicar Matija Bravnicar 1897 - 1977 composer
Kefee Obareki Don Momoh Kefee Obareki Don Momoh 1980 - 2014 Gospel singer and composer
Mischa Richter Mischa Richter 1910 - 2001 Cartoonist
Maqbool Ahmed Sabri Maqbool Ahmed Sabri 1945 - 2011 Qawwali singer, member of the Sabri Brothers
Do Quang Em Do Quang Em 1942 - 2021 Painter
Yasmin Ahmad Yasmin Ahmad 1958 - 2009 Film director, writer and scriptwriter
Uta Hagen Uta Hagen 1919 - 2004 Actress and theatre practitioner
Yuri Klinskikh Yuri Klinskikh 1964 - 2000 Founder of the rock band Sektor Gaza
Cezar Petrescu Cezar Petrescu 1892 - 1961 Writer
Omar Suleiman Omar Suleiman 1936 - 2012 Director of Egyptian General Intelligence Service
Khairallah Assar Khairallah Assar 1935 - 2015 Professor of sociology at the University of Annaba
Oswald Spengler Oswald Spengler 1880 - 1936 Author of The Decline of the West
James Cleveland Jesse Owens James Cleveland Jesse Owens 1913 - 1980 Track and field
Rachel Oniga Rachel Oniga 1957 - 2021 Nollywood actress
Ruan Yuan Ruan Yuan 1764 - 1849 Poet, historian, politician
Jim Brown Jim Brown 1936 - 2023
Shimon Agassi Shimon Agassi 1852 - 1914 Patriarch of Antioch
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen 1861 - 1930 Polar explorer and oceanographer
Wilhelm von Homburg Wilhelm von Homburg 1940 - 2004 Actor, boxer, professional wrestler
Albrecht Altdorfer Albrecht Altdorfer 1480 - 1538 Renaissance painter, landscape artist, printmaker
Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar 1899 - 1958 Member of the Working Committee
Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain 1956 - 2018 American chef and presenter
Teresa of Avila Teresa of Avila 1515 - 1582 Carmelite nun and writer
Uesugi Kenshin Uesugi Kenshin 1530 - 1578 Ruler of Echigo province and Kanto Kanrei
Eileen Chang Eileen Chang 1920 - 1995 Writer and screenwriter
Guillaume Durand Guillaume Durand 1230 - 1296 Canonist and liturgical writer, Bishop of Mende
Faiz Ahmad Faiz Faiz Ahmad Faiz 1911 - 1984 Poet and journalist
Zoroaster Zoroaster -1000 - -551 Prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism
Alfred Redl Alfred Redl 1864 - 1913 Chief of intelligence for the Austrian army
Gunter Meisner Gunter Meisner 1926 - 1994 Character actor
Iftikhar Janjua Iftikhar Janjua 1922 - 1971 Major General of Pakistan Army
Sunday Akanbi Akinola Sunday Akanbi Akinola 1942 - 2023 Actor and comedian
Donald Bennett Donald Bennett 1910 - 1986 Aviation pioneer and bomber pilot
James Stuart James Stuart 1633 - 1701 King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685
Anthony Barringer Anthony Barringer 1925 - 2009 INPUT system
Dilhan Eryurt Dilhan Eryurt 1926 - 2012 Astrophysicist
Martim Afonso de Sousa Martim Afonso de Sousa 1500 - 1564 First colonizer of Brazil
Saad Zaghloul Saad Zaghloul 1859 - 1927 Leader of the Wafd Party and the nationalist
Joseph Mallord William Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775 - 1851 Romantic landscape painter, printmaker
Abdul Majid al Khoei Abdul Majid al Khoei 1962 - 2003 Shia cleric and activist
Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun 1859 - 1952 Novelist, poet, dramatist, social critic
Vladimir Borovikovsky Vladimir Borovikovsky 1757 - 1825 Painting landscapes and seascapes
Arthur Boyd Arthur Boyd 1920 - 1999 Painter and art teacher
Matei Calinescu Matei Calinescu 1934 - 2009 literary critic
Rashid Sabir Rashid Sabir 1945 - 2012 Writer, dramatist, teacher
Elly Yunara Elly Yunara 1923 - 1992 Actress and producer
Hussein Aoudat Hussein Aoudat 1937 - 2016 Writer and journalist
Zoran Rant Zoran Rant 1904 - 1972 Mechanical Engineer, Scientist
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski 1860 - 1941 Prime minister and foreign minister of Poland
Dimitrie Cantemir Dimitrie Cantemir 1673 - 1723 Prince of Moldavia
Gunpei Yokoi Gunpei Yokoi 1941 - 1997 Creator of Game Boy and Game & Watch
Leon Rupnik Leon Rupnik 1880 - 1946 Military General
Allan Napier MacNab Allan Napier MacNab 1798 - 1862 Politician, Lawyer
Chinedu Udoji Chinedu Udoji 1989 - 2018 Midfielder
Henry VII Henry VII 1457 - 1509 King of England and Lord of Ireland
Oladipo Diya Oladipo Diya 1944 - 2023 Chief of General Staff
Ibrahim Coomassie Ibrahim Coomassie 1942 - 2018 Inspector General of Police
Saint Anthony Saint Anthony 1739 - 1822 Founder of the Conceptionist Sisters
Annie Jean Macnamara Annie Jean Macnamara 1899 - 1968 Medical doctor and scientist on poliomyelitis
Chico Mendes Chico Mendes 1944 - 1988 Rubber tapper, trade union leader, conservationist
Nurul Amin Nurul Amin 1893 - 1974 Prime Minister of Pakistan
Maruf al Rusafi Maruf al Rusafi 1875 - 1945 Neo-classical Arabic poet
Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe 1904 - 1996 First president of Nigeria
Tamara Miansarova Tamara Miansarova 1931 - 2017 Soviet pop and soprano singer
Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz 1929 - 2023 Foreign minister and national security advisor
Jens Birkholm Jens Birkholm 1869 - 1915 Painter
Andi Bau Tenri Andi Bau Tenri 1935 - 2009 Poet, dramatist, activist, performer, actor
Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf 1882 - 1941 Novelist, essayist, publisher, critic
Naim Kattan Naim Kattan 1928 - 2021 Novelist, essayist and critic
Munir Said Thalib Munir Said Thalib 1965 - 2004 Founder of Kontras and Imparsial
Eugenia Popescu-Judet Eugenia Popescu-Judet 1925 - 2011 Dancer, Choreographer
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Alexandru Vaida-Voevod 1872 - 1950 Politician
Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann 1662 - 1736 Architect of the Zwinger Palace
Saadi Shirazi Saadi Shirazi 1210 - 1291 Persian poet and prose writer
Toju Augustus Ejueyitchie Toju Augustus Ejueyitchie 1952 - 2021 Managing Director of Premier Records and Music
Lovro Kuhar Lovro Kuhar 1893 - 1950 Writer
Eurico Gaspar Dutra Eurico Gaspar Dutra 1907 - 1996 President of Brazil and leader
John Wesley John Wesley 1703 - 1791 Theologian, evangelist, and founder of Methodism
Sayed Haider Raza Sayed Haider Raza 1922 - 2016 Modernist painter
Ludvig Holberg Ludvig Holberg 1684 - 1754 Founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature
Harold Wilson Harold Wilson 1916 - 1995 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark 1882 - 1944 Prince of Greece and Denmark
Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar 1884 - 1937 chief editor of Maharashtriya Jnanakosha
Abdul Hamid I Abdul Hamid I 1725 - 1789 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Nicolae Titulescu Nicolae Titulescu 1882 - 1941 Diplomat
Mihail Kogalniceanu Mihail Kogalniceanu 1817 - 1891 Statesman
Erasmo Carlos Erasmo Carlos 1941 - 2022 Singer and composer
Peter Brixtofte Peter Brixtofte 1949 - 2016 Former mayor of Farum and tax minister
Channapatna Ramaswami Simha Channapatna Ramaswami Simha 1942 - 2014 Acting and directing in Kannada films
Andres Manuel del Rio Andres Manuel del Rio 1764 - 1849 Discoverer of vanadium
Alhaji Alade Odunewu Alhaji Alade Odunewu 1927 - 2013 Journalist, editor, columnist, media consultant
Ojo Maduekwe Ojo Maduekwe 1945 - 2016 Minister of Foreign Affairs
Maria Matos Maria Matos 1886 - 1952 Actress and theatre personality
Richard Wagner Richard Wagner 1813 - 1883 Composer of operas and music dramas
Juliarti Rahayu Gunawan Juliarti Rahayu Gunawan 1960 - 2022 Actress and director
Kenneth Stuart Kenneth Stuart 1891 - 1945 Chief of the General Staff
Breno Mello Breno Mello 1931 - 2008 theater and film actor
Abdullah Totong Mahmud Abdullah Totong Mahmud 1930 - 2010 Children's song composer
Waiphot Phetsuphan Waiphot Phetsuphan 1942 - 2022 Singer-songwriter, Producer
Van Den Van Den 1919 - 1988 painter
Chin Faithes Chin Faithes 1946 - 2017 Luk thung singer
Andrei Muresanu Andrei Muresanu 1816 - 1863 Poet and Revolutionary
Christian Leden Christian Leden 1882 - 1957 Ethnomusicologist and explorer
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  • 1. 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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  • 2. 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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  • 3. 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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  • 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. Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi

    Died: 1020 A.D
    Slogan: I suffered during these thirty years, but I have revived the Iranians with my poetry.

    Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi was born in 940 CE in a village near Tus, in the Khorasan region of Iran, which was then under the rule of the Samanid dynasty. He belonged to a wealthy family of dehqans, who were Iranian aristocrats and landowners that had preserved their status and culture after the Arab conquest of Iran in the 7th century. Ferdowsi was educated in Persian literature and history, as well as Arabic language and sciences. He married a woman from his own class and had a daughter with her. He devoted most of his adult life to composing his masterpiece, the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings), which is the national epic of Iran and one of the longest poems ever written by a single author. The Shahnameh is based on a prose work of the same name that was compiled in Ferdowsi's youth, which in turn was a translation of a Pahlavi (Middle Persian) work called Khvatay-namak, a history of the kings of Iran from mythical times to the Sassanid dynasty. Ferdowsi also added material from oral traditions, legends, and other sources to his poem, which covers more than 50,000 couplets and spans thousands of years of Iranian history and culture. Ferdowsi composed his poem for the Samanid princes of Khorasan, who were patrons of Persian literature and culture. However, during his lifetime, the Samanid dynasty was overthrown by the Ghaznavid Turks, who were less interested in Ferdowsi's work. Ferdowsi faced many hardships and disappointments in his life, such as the death of his son at a young age, the loss of his patrons and friends, the invasion of his homeland by foreign powers, and the neglect and betrayal of the rulers who commissioned his poem. He died in 1020 CE in Tus, in poverty and bitterness, but also with confidence in his lasting fame. He was buried in his own garden, but later a mausoleum was built over his grave by a Ghaznavid governor. His tomb became a revered site and a symbol of Iranian identity and pride. Ferdowsi is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in world literature and one of the most influential figures in Iranian history and culture. His Shahnameh is a source of inspiration and identity for Iranians and other Persian-speaking peoples. It is also a valuable document of ancient Iranian myths, legends, history, language, religion, art, and values. Ferdowsi's style is characterized by its epic grandeur, lyrical beauty, moral wisdom, historical accuracy, and cultural richness. He is celebrated as a national hero and a guardian of Persian heritage by Iranians and other admirers around the world.

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  • 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. 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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  • 8. 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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  • 9. Nicolaus Copernicus

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

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

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  • 10. 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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