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Mohammad Hashim Khan Mohammad Hashim Khan 1884 - 1953 Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Thutmose IV Thutmose IV -1410 - -1390 Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt
Khun Wichitmatra Khun Wichitmatra 1897 - 1980 Writer, Film Director
Gaston Pons Muzzo Gaston Pons Muzzo 1922 - 2004 Chemist, Educator, Rector
Latife Usaki Latife Usaki 1898 - 1975 Lawyer
Hans Holbein the Younger Hans Holbein the Younger 1497 - 1543 Portraitist and printmaker
Roy Burston Roy Burston 1888 - 1960 Director General of Medical Services
Ernest Douwes Dekker Ernest Douwes Dekker 1879 - 1950 Nationalist and politician of Indo descent
Walter Elias Disney Walter Elias Disney 1901 - 1966 animator Entrepreneur film producer
Hariclea Darclee Hariclea Darclee 1860 - 1939 Operatic soprano
Elie Radu Elie Radu 1853 - 1931 Civil Engineer
Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani 1971 - 2016 Actor and singer, appeared in over 250 films
Rudolf Diesel Rudolf Diesel 1858 - 1913 Inventing the diesel engine
Ghulam Qawis Abubaker Ghulam Qawis Abubaker 1942 - 2021 Economist and industrialist
Stan Laurel Stan Laurel 1890 - 1965 Actor, comedian, writer, and director
Raoul Aslan Raoul Aslan 1886 - 1958 Theater actor and director
Fouad al-Zayat Fouad al-Zayat 1941 - 2018 Founder of Mortimer Off Shore Services Ltd.
John B. Keane John B. Keane 1928 - 2002 Playwright and novelist
Nicola Sacco Nicola Sacco 1891 - 1927
Manuel Carpio Manuel Carpio 1791 - 1860 Poet, theologian, physician, and politician
Duy Khanh Duy Khanh 1936 - 2003 Songwriter
Ergi Dini Ergi Dini 1994 - 2016 Singer and composer
Shahida Qazi Shahida Qazi 1944 - 2023 Journalist, academic, and script-writer
Seamus Costello Seamus Costello 1939 - 1977 Republican socialist leader
Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti 1876 - 1924 Writer and poet
Emperor Suinin Emperor Suinin -69 - 7 Emperor of Japan
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman 1888 - 1970 Nobel laureate for work on light scattering
Sonja Henie Sonja Henie 1912 - 1969 Figure skater and film star
Corneliu Coposu Corneliu Coposu 1914 - 1995 politician
Prisdang Chumsai Prisdang Chumsai 1851 - 1935 Diplomat, Educational Reformer
Teodor Keko Teodor Keko 1958 - 2002 Writer, journalist, politician
Constantin C. Giurescu Constantin C. Giurescu 1901 - 1977 Historian
Femi Ogunrombi Femi Ogunrombi 1962 - 2023 Actor and ethnomusicologist
Munzir Al Musawa Munzir Al Musawa 1973 - 2013 Former robber and gambling tycoon
Anecy Rocha Anecy Rocha 1942 - 1977 Actress of cinema, television and theater
Dejan Bravnicar Dejan Bravnicar 1937 - 2018 Violinist
Magdalene Barens Magdalene Barens 1737 - 1808 Painter
John Harrison John Harrison 1693 - 1776 Clockmaker and inventor of the marine chronometer
Didrik Frisch Didrik Frisch 1835 - 1867 Landscape and animal painter
Jean Pouliot Jean Pouliot 1923 - 2004 Founder and CEO of CFCF Inc. and Télé-Capitale
Shigeru Mizuki Shigeru Mizuki 1922 - 2015 Manga artist and historian
Salwa Fallouh Salwa Fallouh 1920 - 2008 Painter and illustrator
Hu Sheng Hu Sheng 1918 - 2000 Marxist theorist, historian, politician
Socrates Socrates -469 - -399 Philosopher
Yun Posun Yun Posun 1897 - 1990 President of South Korea
Situ Guong Situ Guong 1911 - 1960 Long jump and triple jump
Valentin Mankin Valentin Mankin 1938 - 2014 Olympic Sailor
Harry Brogan Harry Brogan 1904 - 1979 Actor
Afonso Augusto da Costa Afonso Augusto da Costa 1871 - 1937 Prime Minister & leader of the Portuguese Republic
Sani Abacha Sani Abacha 1943 - 1998 Head of state of Nigeria
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Diepreye Alamieyeseigha 1952 - 2015 Governor of Bayelsa State
Alma Maximiliana Karlin Alma Maximiliana Karlin 1889 - 1950 Writer
Xuan Quynh Xuan Quynh 1942 - 1988 Poet
Floriano Peixoto Floriano Peixoto 1839 - 1895 President of Brazil
Joseph Beuys Joseph Beuys 1921 - 1986 Sculptor and performance artist
Jean-Jacques Olier Jean-Jacques Olier 1608 - 1657 Founder of the Sulpicians
Pancho Villa Pancho Villa 1878 - 1923 General in the Mexican Revolution
Rattanbai Jinnah Rattanbai Jinnah 1900 - 1929 First Lady of Pakistan, socialite
Ahmad Syech Albar Ahmad Syech Albar 1946 - 2021 Rock singer and vocalist of God Bless
Alexander Kielland Alexander Kielland 1849 - 1906 Novelist, short-story writer, dramatist
Nicolas Malebranche Nicolas Malebranche 1638 - 1715 Rationalist philosopher and theologian
Hjalmar Andersen Hjalmar Andersen 1923 - 2013 Speed skating
Gustave Eiffel Gustave Eiffel 1832 - 1923 Civil engineer and architect
Ahmad al Safi al Najafi Ahmad al Safi al Najafi 1897 - 1977 Poet ,activist for Iraqi independence
Emperor Shomu Emperor Shomu 701 - 756 Emperor of Japan
Le Duc Anh Le Duc Anh 1920 - 2019 Politician
Radu Radu Rosetti Radu Radu Rosetti 1877 - 1949 Military historian
Dion Boucicault Dion Boucicault 1820 - 1890 Melodrama writer and performer
Sukru Kaya Sukru Kaya 1883 - 1959 Minister of Interior and Foreign Affairs
Johannes Tauler Johannes Tauler 1300 - 1361 Dominican friar and theologian
Andrej Hieng Andrej Hieng 1925 - 2000 Writer, Playwright, Theatre Director
Kostis Palamas Kostis Palamas 1859 - 1943 Poet and lyricist of the Olympic Hymn
Radko Polic Radko Polic 1942 - 2022 Actor
Henning von Tresckow Henning von Tresckow 1901 - 1944 Major general in the German Army
Anton Dolin Anton Dolin 1904 - 1983 Ballet dancer and choreographer
Mamdouh Kashlan Mamdouh Kashlan 1929 - 2022 Painter
Taishi Shotoku Taishi Shotoku 574 - 622 Regent, politician, and author
Osmund of Salisbury Osmund of Salisbury 1030 - 1099 Bishop of Salisbury and Lord Chancellor of England
Jens Evensen Jens Evensen 1917 - 2004 Trade and maritime law minister
Atila Icrio Atila Icrio 1921 - 2002 acting in O Cangaceiro and other films
Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield 1939 - 1999 Pop and soul singer, 1960s icon
Ibrahim Rugova Ibrahim Rugova 1944 - 2006 First President of Kosovo
Mulla Sadra Mulla Sadra 1571 - 1640 Founder of Transcendent Theosophy
Ion Dragalina Ion Dragalina 1860 - 1916 Military General
Sukru Saracoglu Sukru Saracoglu 1887 - 1953 Prime Minister of Turkey
Agustin de Iturbide Agustin de Iturbide 1783 - 1824 First emperor of Mexico
Marthe Bibesco Marthe Bibesco 1886 - 1973 Writer
Graham Chapman Graham Chapman 1941 - 1989 Actor, comedian and writer
Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi 1919 - 2016 Organic chemist and natural product researcher
Ian Dawson Tyson Ian Dawson Tyson 1933 - 2022 Singer-songwriter, Guitarist
Wu Zetian Wu Zetian 624 - 705 First and only female emperor of China
Max Beckmann Max Beckmann 1884 - 1950 Painter and printmaker
Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar 1899 - 1958 Member of the Working Committee
Thomas Paine Thomas Paine 1737 - 1809 Political pamphleteer and activist
Vicente Fernandez Vicente Fernandez 1940 - 2021 Ranchera singer and film producer
Juan de Dios Guevara Juan de Dios Guevara 1910 - 2000 Chemist
Mbazulike Amaechi Mbazulike Amaechi 1929 - 2022 First Republic Minister of Aviation
Sayyid Qutb Sayyid Qutb 1906 - 1966 Author, educator, theorist, poet
Ray McAnally Ray McAnally 1926 - 1989 Actor
Josip Ipavec Josip Ipavec 1873 - 1921 composer, physician
Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler 1571 - 1630 Astronomer and mathematician
Haruma Miura Haruma Miura 1990 - 2020 Actor and singer
Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki 1907 - 1998 Minister of Health
Mohammed Makhlouf Mohammed Makhlouf 1932 - 2020 businessman
Karl Friedrich Benz Karl Friedrich Benz 1844 - 1929 Automobile engineer and inventor
Henri Coanda Henri Coanda 1886 - 1972 Engineer, Physicist, Inventor
Ahmad Sardar Ahmad Sardar 1974 - 2014 Journalist
Mentuhotep II Mentuhotep II -2008 - -1957 Pharaoh of the Eleventh Dynasty
Yopie Latul Yopie Latul 1955 - 2020 singer
Muddu Babu Shetty Muddu Babu Shetty 1938 - 1982 Stuntman, action choreographer and actor
Candido Rondon Candido Rondon 1865 - 1958 Founder of the Indian Protection Service
Charles Tran Van Lam Charles Tran Van Lam 1913 - 2001 Diplomat
Caroline Flack Caroline Flack 1979 - 2020 TV presenter
Shih Kien Shih Kien 1913 - 2009 Playing villains in Hong Kong martial arts films
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen 1792 - 1849 Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover
Teuku Zakaria Teuku Zakaria 1929 - 1973 Malay entertainment icon
Khaled Khalifa Khaled Khalifa 1964 - 2023 Novelist, screenwriter, and poet
Sabah Fakhri Sabah Fakhri 1933 - 2021 Syrian tenor singer
Didymus the Blind Didymus the Blind 313 - 398 Head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria
Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell 1599 - 1658 Leader of the Parliamentarian army
Iqbal Bano Iqbal Bano 1928 - 2009 Ghazal singer
Paolo Rossi Paolo Rossi 1956 - 2020 Footballer
Mamoru Shigemitsu Mamoru Shigemitsu 1887 - 1957 Minister of Foreign Affairs
Graham Kennedy Graham Kennedy 1934 - 2005 Entertainer, comedian and variety performer
Andrei Muresanu Andrei Muresanu 1816 - 1863 Poet and Revolutionary
Hafidh al-Droubi Hafidh al-Droubi 1914 - 1991 Modernizing Iraqi architecture and urbanism
Pedro Armendariz Pedro Armendariz 1912 - 1963 Film actor
Caius Iacob Caius Iacob 1912 - 1992 Mathematician
Cem Karaca Cem Karaca 1945 - 2004 Rock musician and composer
Jean Paul Sartre Jean Paul Sartre 1905 - 1980
James Cleveland Jesse Owens James Cleveland Jesse Owens 1913 - 1980 Track and field
Louis II, Cardinal of Guise Louis II, Cardinal of Guise 1555 - 1588 Cardinal and Archbishop of Reims
Nikolai Bulganin Nikolai Bulganin 1895 - 1975 Premier of the Soviet Union
Phan Ke An Phan Ke An 1923 - 2018 Artist
Marco Antonio Campos Marco Antonio Campos 1919 - 1996 Comedian and singer
Yevgeny Primakov Yevgeny Primakov 1929 - 2015 Prime Minister of Russia
Vasili Pukirev Vasili Pukirev 1832 - 1890 Russian genre painter
Ruslan Abdulgani Ruslan Abdulgani 1914 - 2005 Minister of Information and Foreign Affairs
Peter O'Toole Peter O'Toole 1932 - 2013 Actor of stage and screen
Khan Mohammad Khan Mohammad 1928 - 2009 Cricket player and member of first Test team
Leonid Utesov Leonid Utesov 1895 - 1982 Estrada singer and comic actor
William Trevor William Trevor 1928 - 2016 Novelist and short story writer
Manuel de Mendiburu Manuel de Mendiburu 1805 - 1885 Statesman, Historian
Samuel Balto Samuel Balto 1861 - 1921 Crossing Greenland with Nansen
Juan Martin Diez Juan Martin Diez 1775 - 1825 Guerrilla leader and military general
Frederic Passy Frederic Passy 1822 - 1912 Economist and advocate of international
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Hashem Muhammad al Baghdadi Hashem Muhammad al Baghdadi 1917 - 1973 Documenting the modernization
Tatyana Snezhina Tatyana Snezhina 1972 - 1995 Poet and singer-songwriter
Pierre de Berulle Pierre de Berulle 1575 - 1629 Founder of the French school of spirituality
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  • 1. Kim Jong-hyun

    Died: 2017 A.D
    Slogan: Even though we can't communicate using the same language, we use music instead.

    Kim Jong-hyun was born on April 8, 1990, in Seoul, South Korea. He developed an interest in music from a young age and joined a school band in middle school. He was scouted by SM Entertainment in 2005, after performing in a song festival with his band. He debuted as the main vocalist of the boy group SHINee in 2008, and quickly rose to fame as one of the most popular and talented singers in the K-pop industry. He also participated in SM Entertainment's project group, SM the Ballad, and collaborated with various artists. He started his solo career in 2015, with the release of his first EP, Base, which topped the Billboard World Albums Chart and the Gaon Album Chart. He followed it up with a compilation album, Story Op.1, in the same year. His first studio album, She Is, was released in 2016, and his second compilation album, Story Op.2, was released in 2017. He also held several solo concert tours, showcasing his versatility and creativity as an artist. He was praised for his artistic control and involvement in the creation of his music, as well as his vocal skills and emotional expression. He was also a radio host, an author, and an advocate for mental health and social issues. He wrote a book titled Skeleton Flower: Things That Have Been Released and Set Free, which contained his personal stories and song lyrics. He also supported various causes, such as the Sewol Ferry disaster victims, the Comfort Women, and the LGBT community. He was known for his kind and gentle personality, and his close relationships with his family, friends, and fans. He died on December 18, 2017, at the age of 27, after committing suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. He left a note that revealed his struggle with depression and loneliness. His death shocked and saddened the whole world, and sparked a conversation about the importance of mental health awareness and support. His final album, Poet | Artist, was released posthumously on January 23, 2018, and all the profits were donated to his mother and a charity foundation. His music and legacy continue to inspire and touch many people's lives.

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  • 2. 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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  • 3. 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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  • 4. 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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  • 5. 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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  • 6. 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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  • 7. 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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  • 8. 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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  • 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. 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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