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Lee Jung-seob Lee Jung-seob 1916 - 1956 Oil painter
Matsuo Basho Matsuo Basho 1644 - 1694 Haiku poet and traveler
Shafiq Ades Shafiq Ades 1900 - 1948 Ford car company agency in Iraq
Milan Vidmar Milan Vidmar 1885 - 1962 Chess Grandmaster
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1806 - 1859 Mechanical and construction engineer
Rory Gallagher Rory Gallagher 1948 - 1995 Blues rock singer-songwriter
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Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John 1948 - 2022 Singer of pop and country songs
Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha 1888 - 1948 Prime Minister of Egypt
David Bowie David Bowie 1947 - 2016 Singer, songwriter, producer and actor
Emperor Go Momozono Emperor Go Momozono 1758 - 1779 Emperor of Japan from 1771 to 1779
Claus von Stauffenberg Claus von Stauffenberg 1907 - 1944 Army officer and chief conspirator
Agoston Pavel Agoston Pavel 1886 - 1946 Ethnologist
Skanderbeg Skanderbeg 1405 - 1468 Leader of the Albanian resistance against
Ludwig Feuerbach Ludwig Feuerbach 1804 - 1872 Philosopher and anthropologist
Maria Gay Zenatello Maria Gay Zenatello 1879 - 1943 Opera singer and actress
Friedrich Froebel Friedrich Froebel 1782 - 1852 Founder of kindergarten and educational theorist
Vasily Tropinin Vasily Tropinin 1776 - 1857 Romantic painter
Bronislaw Huberman Bronislaw Huberman 1882 - 1947 Violinist
Khalid Masud Khalid Masud 1935 - 2003 Muslim scholar of Pakistan
Diogo do Couto Diogo do Couto 1542 - 1616 Historian of the Portuguese in Asia and Africa
Peter the Hermit Peter the Hermit 1050 - 1115 Crusader and preacher
Padraic Colum Padraic Colum 1881 - 1972 Poet, novelist, folklorist, children's author
Sejfulla Maleshova Sejfulla Maleshova 1900 - 1971 Writer, translator, activist
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 - 1832 Writer, poet, scientist, statesman
Sabri al-Asali Sabri al-Asali 1903 - 1976 Prime minister of Syria
Dinu Patriciu Dinu Patriciu 1950 - 2014 Businessman, Politician, Architect
Khouw Keng Nio Khouw Keng Nio 1909 - 1970 Heiress and director of N.V. Merbaboe
Abdul Majid al Khoei Abdul Majid al Khoei 1962 - 2003 Shia cleric and activist
Rukhsana Noor Rukhsana Noor 1959 - 2017 Journalist, poet, and script-writer
Ashraf Abbasi Ashraf Abbasi 1923 - 2014 Politician and first male Deputy Speaker
Inder Kumar Inder Kumar 1973 - 2017 Supporting roles in Hindi films
Linda Christian Linda Christian 1923 - 2011 Actress
Max Planck Max Planck 1858 - 1947 Quantum theory
Jacklyn Zeman Jacklyn Zeman 1953 - 2023 Actor
Sid Vicious Sid Vicious 1957 - 1979 Bassist for the Sex Pistols
Adurthi Subba Rao Adurthi Subba Rao 1912 - 1975 Director, cinematographer, screenwriter,
Koki Hirota Koki Hirota 1878 - 1948 Prime Minister of Japan
Rahimullah Yusufzai Rahimullah Yusufzai 1954 - 2021 Journalist, political and security analyst
Samak Sundaravej Samak Sundaravej 1935 - 2009 Politician, Television Chef
Kenneth MacMillan Kenneth MacMillan 1929 - 1992 Ballet choreographer and director
Michael Somes Michael Somes 1917 - 1994 Principal dancer of The Royal Ballet
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Dickinson 1830 - 1886 Poet
Pumpuang Duangjan Pumpuang Duangjan 1961 - 1992 Singer, Actress
Yeongjo of Joseon Yeongjo of Joseon 1694 - 1776 King of Joseon
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Charles Maurice de Talleyrand 1754 - 1838 French secularized clergyman, statesman
Elijah Harper Elijah Harper 1949 - 2013 Politician
Avni Mula Avni Mula 1928 - 2020 Singer and composer
Ayinla Omowura Ayinla Omowura 1933 - 1980 Apala musician
Waclaw Kuchar Waclaw Kuchar 1897 - 1981 Footballer, speed skater, ice hockey player
Leo Funtek Leo Funtek 1885 - 1965 Musician, Conductor, Professor
Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed Syed Muhammad Imran Majeed 1961 - 2021 Surgeon General of Pakistan Army
Llazar Fundo Llazar Fundo 1899 - 1944 Writer, philosopher, activist
John Edward Broadbent John Edward Broadbent 1936 - 2024 Politician, Political Scientist
Joseph Pilates Joseph Pilates 1883 - 1967 Physical trainer and inventor of the Pilates
Fazal Mahmood Fazal Mahmood 1927 - 2005 Leg spin bowler
Matild Manukyan Matild Manukyan 1914 - 2001 Real property investor and brothel owner
Kamala Sohonie Kamala Sohonie 1911 - 1998 Biochemist and nutritionist
Bui Tuong Phong Bui Tuong Phong 1942 - 1975 Computer Scientist
Peter Kosler Peter Kosler 1824 - 1879 Cartographer
Alexander Rodchenko Alexander Rodchenko 1891 - 1956 Avant-garde artist and designer
Francisco Andrade Francisco Andrade 1856 - 1921 Opera singer
Francois Quesnay Francois Quesnay 1694 - 1774 Economist and physician
Alhaji Alade Odunewu Alhaji Alade Odunewu 1927 - 2013 Journalist, editor, columnist, media consultant
Ahmet Ertegun Ahmet Ertegun 1923 - 2006 Co-founder and president of Atlantic Records
Nguyen Phuc Mien Dinh Nguyen Phuc Mien Dinh 1810 - 1886 Prince
Octavian Goga Octavian Goga 1881 - 1938 Politician, Poet
Manolya Onur Manolya Onur 1955 - 2017 Pageant queen and model
Bhim Singh Bhim Singh 1924 - 1978 Film director, producer, editor, and writer
Louis IX Louis IX 1214 - 1270 King of France and Crusader
Heo Nanseolheon Heo Nanseolheon 1563 - 1589 poet and painter of the Joseon dynasty
Ptolemy X Alexander I Ptolemy X Alexander I -144 - -88 King of Egypt and Cyprus
Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 12 - 41 Roman emperor
Pavel Fedotov Pavel Fedotov 1815 - 1852 Painter of domestic genre scenes
Pablo Casals Pablo Casals 1876 - 1973 Cellist, composer, conductor
Datuk Rahman Anwar Syed Datuk Rahman Anwar Syed 1932 - 2009 Organic chemist and natural product researcher
Wu Yin Wu Yin 1909 - 1991 Actress
Femi Ogunrombi Femi Ogunrombi 1962 - 2023 Actor and ethnomusicologist
Rashid Yassin Rashid Yassin 1931 - 2012 Iraqi journalist, poet, literary critic
Caroline Kellermann Caroline Kellermann 1821 - 1881 Ballet dancer
Sjumandjaja Sjumandjaja 1933 - 1985 Writer, poet, screenwriter
Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking 1942 - 2018 Theoretical physicist and cosmologist
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti 1900 - 1978 Educator and political leader
Ramesses II Ramesses II -1303 - -1213 Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty
Justus Esiri Justus Esiri 1942 - 2013 Actor
Mircea Ionescu-Quintus Mircea Ionescu-Quintus 1917 - 2017 Politician
Ian Lancaster Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming 1908 - 1964 Creator of James Bond series of spy novels
Thanh Hai Thanh Hai 1930 - 1980 Poet
Asim Jamil Asim Jamil 1990 - 2023 Director of AJW Industry
Ibn al Haytham Ibn al Haytham 965 - 1040 Father of modern optics and pioneer of scientific
Fabio Barreto Fabio Barreto 1957 - 2019 Film director and producer
Max Beckmann Max Beckmann 1884 - 1950 Painter and printmaker
Ngo Tat To Ngo Tat To 1894 - 1954 Writer
Per Borten Per Borten 1913 - 2005 Prime Minister of Norway
Riazuddin Riazuddin 1930 - 2013 Theoretical physicist and director of TPG
Chatichai Choonhavan Chatichai Choonhavan 1920 - 1998 Politician, Diplomat
Henny Magnussen Henny Magnussen 1878 - 1937 high court barrister, women's rights activist
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre 1901 - 1990 Film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter
Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton 1642 - 1727 Laws of motion, Universal gravitation
Ahmed Sefik Midhat Pasha Ahmed Sefik Midhat Pasha 1822 - 1883 Grand Vizier and author of the Ottoman Constitutio
Huynh Sanh Thong Huynh Sanh Thong 1926 - 2008 Translator
Elizabeth I Elizabeth I 1533 - 1603 Queen of England, Elizabethan era
Iwane Matsui Iwane Matsui 1878 - 1948 Commander of the expeditionary force sent to China
Henry VII Henry VII 1457 - 1509 King of England and Lord of Ireland
Abdul Khaliq Hazara Abdul Khaliq Hazara 1916 - 1933 Assassin
Nellie Yu Roung Ling Nellie Yu Roung Ling 1882 - 1973 Dancer and lady-in-waiting
Jean-Louis Tauran Jean-Louis Tauran 1943 - 2018 President of the Pontifical Council for pranss
Shashikala Shashikala 1932 - 2021 Supporting roles in Bollywood films and TV serials
Olubayo Adefemi Olubayo Adefemi 1985 - 2011 Defender
Ichiyo Higuchi Ichiyo Higuchi 1872 - 1896 Writer and poet
Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi 1894 - 1972 Founder of Paneuropean Union
Rahila Al Riyami Rahila Al Riyami 1960 - 2017 Politician
Bram Stoker Bram Stoker 1847 - 1912 Author of Dracula
Zhang Jinlin Zhang Jinlin 1936 - 2023 Chief designer nuclear submarine project
Jun'ichiro Tanizaki Jun'ichiro Tanizaki 1886 - 1965 Modern Japanese literature
Musa Musa -1500 - -1400
Ptolemy II Philadelphus Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308 - 246 King of Egypt, patron of arts and sciences
Ludwig Erhard Ludwig Erhard 1897 - 1977 Economist and statesman
Lojze Slak Lojze Slak 1932 - 2011 Musician
Shintaro Katsu Shintaro Katsu 1931 - 1997 Zatoichi, the blind swordsman
Marquis de Sade Marquis de Sade 1740 - 1814 Libertine novelist and political activist
Marin Sorescu Marin Sorescu 1936 - 1996 Poet, playwright, writer, politician
Chuya Nakahara Chuya Nakahara 1907 - 1937 Poet, translator
Li Yong Li Yong 1968 - 2018 Television host on China Central Television (CCTV)
Patrick White Patrick White 1912 - 1990 Writing novels that explore the human condition
Kristo Negovani Kristo Negovani 1875 - 1905 Author of Istori e dhiatësë vietërë
Walid Ikhlasi Walid Ikhlasi 1935 - 2022 Novelist, short story writer and playwright
Walter Wilson Froggatt Walter Wilson Froggatt 1858 - 1937 Entomologist and author of Australian Insects
Bernard of Clairvaux Bernard of Clairvaux 1090 - 1153 Cistercian monk
Raul Araiza Raul Araiza 1935 - 2013 Actor and director
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 1900 - 2002 Queen
Taizu Taizu 927 - 976 Emperor of Song dynasty, military leader
Ricardo Miledi Ricardo Miledi 1927 - 2017 Neurotransmitter release and receptor expression
Primoz Trubar Primoz Trubar 1508 - 1586 Protestant Reformer
Ariano Suassuna Ariano Suassuna 1927 - 2014 Writer and playwright
Aleksandr Baryatinsky Aleksandr Baryatinsky 1815 - 1879 Military leader in the Napoleonic Wars
Luang Wichitwathakan Luang Wichitwathakan 1898 - 1962 Politician, Diplomat, Historian, Novelist
Ahmad Zaki Pasha Ahmad Zaki Pasha 1867 - 1934 Philologist, scholar, translator, civil servant
Sean O'Casey Sean O'Casey 1880 - 1964 Dramatist and memoirist
Radu Radu Rosetti Radu Radu Rosetti 1877 - 1949 Military historian
Betty Cuthbert Betty Cuthbert 1938 - 2017 Olympic champion
Borys Paton Borys Paton 1918 - 2020 Chairman of the National Academy of Sciences
Obaid Siddiqi Obaid Siddiqi 1932 - 2013 Molecular biology, neurogenetics
Guccio Gucci Guccio Gucci 1881 - 1953 Fashion designer
Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone 1928 - 2020 composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter
Maren Kirstine Kjaer Maren Kirstine Kjaer 1893 - 1985 Portrait painter
Moses Olaiya Moses Olaiya 1936 - 2018 Comedy and drama
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  • 1. 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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  • 2. 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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  • 3. Agus Salim

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

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

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  • 4. 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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  • 5. 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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  • 6. 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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  • 7. 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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  • 8. 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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  • 9. Faisal I of Iraq

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

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

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  • 10. 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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