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Andreas Bloch Andreas Bloch 1860 - 1917 Painter, illustrator and costume designer
Joaquin Capilla Perez Joaquin Capilla Perez 1928 - 2010 Olympic diver
Andrea Palladio Andrea Palladio 1508 - 1580 Architecture
Natsume Soseki Natsume Soseki 1867 - 1916 Novelist and scholar of English literature
Abdul Hamid Abdul Hamid 1948 - 2022 Voice actor, puppeteer, comedian
Marthe Bibesco Marthe Bibesco 1886 - 1973 Writer
Zhao Jiuzhang Zhao Jiuzhang 1907 - 1968 Atmospheric physics, geophysics, space physics
Hamza El Din Hamza El Din 1929 - 2006 Nubian composer and oud player
Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann Matthaus Daniel Poppelmann 1662 - 1736 Architect of the Zwinger Palace
Raghavan Narasimhan Raghavan Narasimhan 1937 - 2015 professor of mathematics at the University
Francis Chit Francis Chit 1830 - 1891 Photographer
Jamil Sidqi al Zahawi Jamil Sidqi al Zahawi 1863 - 1936 Poet, philosopher, professor, critic
Pappu Sain Pappu Sain 1925 - 2021 Sufi dhol player
Sultan al-Atrash Sultan al-Atrash 1891 - 1982 Commander of the Great Syrian Revolt
Muhib Al Din Al Khatib Muhib Al Din Al Khatib 1886 - 1969 Salafi writer and editor
Jeffrey Smart Jeffrey Smart 1921 - 2013 Urban landscape painter
Chino Rodriguez Chino Rodriguez 1954 - 2020 Pianist of contemporary classical music
Adedigba Mukaila Adedigba Mukaila 1950 - 2023 Nollywood actor and director
Tien Feng Tien Feng 1928 - 2015 actor and martial artist
John Cabot John Cabot 1450 - 1500 he discovered a new foundland CANADA
Hernan Cortes Hernan Cortes 1485 - 1547 Spanish conquistador
Conor Cruise O'Brien Conor Cruise O'Brien 1917 - 2008 Diplomat, historian, journalist, academic
Elias Gleizer Elias Gleizer 1934 - 2015 TV and theater pioneer
Diem Phung Thi Diem Phung Thi 1920 - 2002 Sculptor
Louis Antoine de Noailles Louis Antoine de Noailles 1651 - 1729 Cardinal and archbishop of Paris
Salma Kuzbari Salma Kuzbari 1923 - 2006 Literary critic and biographer
Thomas Stearns Eliot Thomas Stearns Eliot 1888 - 1965 Poet, essayist, publisher, playwright
Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata 1879 - 1919 Leader of the Liberation Army of the South
Musa Bin Jaafar Bin Hassan Musa Bin Jaafar Bin Hassan 1950 - 2020 Diplomat
Jean Paul Sartre Jean Paul Sartre 1905 - 1980
Louis Victor Wijnhamer Louis Victor Wijnhamer 1904 - 1975 Social worker and stage and film actor
Henri Boudet Henri Boudet 1837 - 1915 Priest, amateur archeologist, philologist, writer
Vinicius de Moraes Vinicius de Moraes 1913 - 1980 Poet and composer
Sugawara Michizane Sugawara Michizane 845 - 903 Scholar, poet, and politician
Faik Konitza Faik Konitza 1875 - 1942 Writer, journalist, politician
Edda Goring Edda Goring 1938 - 2018 Law clerk
Miguel Leon-Portilla Miguel Leon-Portilla 1926 - 2019 Expert on Nahuatl culture and literature
Javier Mariategui Chiappe Javier Mariategui Chiappe 1928 - 2008 Psychiatrist
Frank Fenner Frank Fenner 1914 - 2010 Virology
Lovro Kuhar Lovro Kuhar 1893 - 1950 Writer
Nelly Arcan Nelly Arcan 1973 - 2009 writer
Shakir Hassan Al Said Shakir Hassan Al Said 1925 - 2004 Painter, sculptor and writer
Mircea Nedelciu Mircea Nedelciu 1950 - 1999 Writer
Radius Prawiro Radius Prawiro 1928 - 2005 Governor of Bank Indonesia and Minister of Finance
Duong Bich Lien Duong Bich Lien 1924 - 1988 painter
Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed 1914 - 1958 Recipient of Nishan-e-Haider
Obaidullah Akhund Obaidullah Akhund 1968 - 2010 Defence Minister
Brian McGuire Brian McGuire 1945 - 1977 Racing driver and constructor
Nguyen Trai Nguyen Trai 1380 - 1442 Scholar and Strategist
Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola 1491 - 1556 Founder of the Society of Jesus
Adriano Correia de Oliveira Adriano Correia de Oliveira 1942 - 1982 Fado singer, protest singer
Iuliu Hossu Iuliu Hossu 1885 - 1970 Bishop
Andy Gibb Andy Gibb 1958 - 1988 Singer, songwriter
Le Quyen Ngo Dinh Le Quyen Ngo Dinh 1959 - 2012 Commissioner of Immigration
Henry IV of France Henry IV of France 1553 - 1610 King of France and Navarre
Takeda Shingen Takeda Shingen 1521 - 1573 Feudal lord and military leader
Tryggve Andersen Tryggve Andersen 1866 - 1920 Novelist and short-story writer
Ismail Qemali Ismail Qemali 1844 - 1919 First Prime Minister of Albania
Isaac Levitan Isaac Levitan 1860 - 1900 Painter
Walter Richard Sickert Walter Richard Sickert 1860 - 1942 Post-Impressionist painter and printmaker
Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield 1939 - 1999 Pop and soul singer, 1960s icon
Ramkinkar Baij Ramkinkar Baij 1906 - 1980 Modern Indian sculpture and painting
Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter 1866 - 1943 Children's author and illustrator
Sompote Sands Sompote Sands 1941 - 2021 Filmmaker
Steve Irwin Steve Irwin 1962 - 2006 wildlife conservationist, television personal
Mihail Lascar Mihail Lascar 1889 - 1959 Military General
Mohammad Hashim Khan Mohammad Hashim Khan 1884 - 1953 Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Pepi I Meryre Pepi I Meryre -2332 - -2283 Third king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
Thomas Patrick McKenna Thomas Patrick McKenna 1929 - 2011 Character actor
Creighton Hale Creighton Hale 1889 - 1965 Actor
Assaat Assaat 1904 - 1970 Acting president of Indonesia
Amjad Khan Amjad Khan 1940 - 1992 Hindi film actor
Adolf Dassler Adolf Dassler 1900 - 1978 Founder of Adidas
Empress Kojun Empress Kojun 1903 - 2000 Empress consort of Japan
Soekiman Wirjosandjojo Soekiman Wirjosandjojo 1898 - 1974 Prime Minister of Indonesia
Federica Montseny Federica Montseny 1905 - 1994 Anarchist leader, novelist,writer on social issues
Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa 1910 - 1998 Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor
Soraya Parlika Soraya Parlika 1944 - 2019 Activist and Politician
Rajeev Motwani Rajeev Motwani 1962 - 2009 Professor of Computer Science
Doppo Kunikida Doppo Kunikida 1871 - 1908 Novelist and romantic poet
Carlo Saba Carlo Saba 1969 - 2023 Vocalist of Kahitna
John David McAfee John David McAfee 1945 - 2021 Computer programmer
Keith John Moon Keith John Moon 1946 - 1978 Drummer for the rock band
Rahmah el Yunusiyah Rahmah el Yunusiyah 1900 - 1969 Founder of Diniyah Putri, first Islamic school
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare 1564 - 1616 Playwright, poet, actor
Viktor Vasnetsov Viktor Vasnetsov 1848 - 1926 Historical and mythological painter
Nichita Stanescu Nichita Stanescu 1933 - 1983 Poet and essayist
Prayat Pongdam Prayat Pongdam 1934 - 2014 Artist, Printmaker
Raoul Aslan Raoul Aslan 1886 - 1958 Theater actor and director
Fu Biao Fu Biao 1963 - 2005 actor and comedian
Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto 1953 - 2007 First woman leader of a Muslim nation
Markos Eugenikos Markos Eugenikos 1392 - 1444 leading the anti-unionist party in the Eastern
Stephen Keshi Stephen Keshi 1962 - 2016 Player and manager of Nigeria national team
David Mitrany David Mitrany 1888 - 1975 Political Scientist
Manuel Ojeda Manuel Ojeda 1940 - 2022 Actor of television and cinema
Poul Anker Bech Poul Anker Bech 1942 - 2009 Painter
Prayoon Yomyiam Prayoon Yomyiam 1933 - 2010 Folk Singer
Vidkun Quisling Vidkun Quisling 1887 - 1945 Minister president of Norway under Nazi occupation
Vehbi Koc Vehbi Koc 1901 - 1996 Founder of Koç Group
Afonso Augusto da Costa Afonso Augusto da Costa 1871 - 1937 Prime Minister & leader of the Portuguese Republic
Thorolf Holmboe Thorolf Holmboe 1866 - 1935 Painter, illustrator and designer
Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh 1853 - 1890
Ellen Winther Ellen Winther 1933 - 2011 Singer and actress
Paul Hausser Paul Hausser 1880 - 1972 Waffen-SS commander
Nikolai Bogdanov Belsky Nikolai Bogdanov Belsky 1870 - 1960 Art critic and historian
Sepp Dietrich Sepp Dietrich 1892 - 1966 SS commander and Nazi politician
Armand Nassery Armand Nassery 1966 - 2017 Author, filmmaker, former Zionist
Nawal El Saadawi Nawal El Saadawi 1931 - 2021 Physician, psychiatrist, author and activist
Kakuei Tanaka Kakuei Tanaka 1918 - 1993 Prime Minister of Japan
George Gordon Byron George Gordon Byron 1788 - 1824 Poet and laureate
Lu'ay al-Atassi Lu'ay al-Atassi 1926 - 2003 President of Syria
T.M. Aluko T.M. Aluko 1918 - 2010 Novelist, playwright, poet, town planner
Vaso Pasha Vaso Pasha 1825 - 1892 Translator, diplomat, writer and politician
Roger George Moore Roger George Moore 1927 - 2017 Actor
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott 1821 - 1893 He was the first Canadian born prime minister
Harrison McCain Harrison McCain 1927 - 2004 Co-founder of McCain Foods Limited
Wonhyo Wonhyo 617 - 686 Buddhist scholar and commentator
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia Prince Wilhelm of Prussia 1882 - 1951 German crown prince and army commander
Li Xiannian Li Xiannian 1909 - 1992 President of the People's Republic of China
Bernard Gui Bernard Gui 1261 - 1331 Inquisitor of heresy in Languedoc
Eqbal Mehdi Eqbal Mehdi 1946 - 2008 Painter and artist
Mary Shelley Mary Shelley 1797 - 1851 Novelist, editor, biographer
Lam Thi My Da Lam Thi My Da 1949 - 2023 Poet
Francisco de Almeida Francisco de Almeida 1450 - 1510 Viceroy of Portuguese India and naval commander
Caroline Kellermann Caroline Kellermann 1821 - 1881 Ballet dancer
Alex Ekwueme Alex Ekwueme 1932 - 2017 Vice president of Nigeria
Mariana Nicolesco Mariana Nicolesco 1948 - 2022 Operatic Soprano
Tran Van Tra Tran Van Tra 1919 - 1996 Military Commander
Ismael Balkhi Ismael Balkhi 1918 - 1968 Reformist Leader
Fua Haripitak Fua Haripitak 1910 - 1993 Artist, Muralist
Gheorghe G. Mironescu Gheorghe G. Mironescu 1874 - 1949 Politician
Vasja Pirc Vasja Pirc 1907 - 1980 Chess Grandmaster
Abundio Sagastegui Alva Abundio Sagastegui Alva 1932 - 2012 Plant Taxonomist
Khasekhemwy Khasekhemwy -2770 - -2656 Pharaoh of Egypt
Roman Viktyuk Roman Viktyuk 1936 - 2020 Theatre Director
Otto Lilienthal Otto Lilienthal 1848 - 1896 Engineer and glider pilot
Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda 1892 - 1979 Jurist, professor, diplomat, writer
Princess Feodora of Leiningen Princess Feodora of Leiningen 1802 - 1872 Queen Victoria's half-sister
Esmeray Diriker Esmeray Diriker 1949 - 2002 Singer, actress
Ahmad ibn Majid Ahmad ibn Majid 1432 - 1500 navigator
Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand 1869 - 1955 Heir to the Bavarian throne
Chen Boda Chen Boda 1904 - 1989 Journalist and political theorist
Ishrat Hussain Usmani Ishrat Hussain Usmani 1917 - 1992 Nuclear physicist and chairman of PAEC
Vichit Kounavudhi Vichit Kounavudhi 1922 - 1997 Film Director, Screenwriter
Telly Tjanggulung Telly Tjanggulung 1973 - 2021 Regent of Southeast Minahasa
Craig Breen Craig Breen 1990 - 2023 Rally driver
Anton Vratusa Anton Vratusa 1915 - 2017 Prime Minister of Slovenia
Jose Lins do Rego Jose Lins do Rego 1901 - 1957 Novelist and short story writer
James Joseph Brown Jr James Joseph Brown Jr 1933 - 2006 Singer Songwriter the musician
Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky 1838 - 1918 Writer
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  • 1. 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.

  • 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.

  • 3. 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.

  • 4. Abraham Lincoln

    Died: 1865 A.D
    Slogan:

    Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, who led the nation through the Civil War and abolished slavery. He was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1809, and grew up in poverty on the frontier. He taught himself to read and write, and became a lawyer and a politician. He joined the new Republican Party, which opposed the expansion of slavery, and became famous for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858. He ran for president in 1860, and won with a majority of electoral votes, but not popular votes. His election triggered the secession of several Southern states, who formed the Confederate States of America. Lincoln refused to recognize their independence, and declared war to preserve the Union. Lincoln faced many challenges and difficulties during the war, both on the battlefield and on the home front. He had to deal with divided public opinion, political rivals, incompetent generals, and personal tragedies. He also had to balance his own moral convictions with the practical realities of war. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which declared that all enslaved people in the rebel states were free. He also supported the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery in the entire country. He delivered some of the most memorable speeches in American history, such as the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Address, which expressed his vision of democracy, equality, and reconciliation. Lincoln was widely admired for his leadership, courage, honesty, and compassion. He was also hated by many who opposed his policies and views. On April 14, 1865, just five days after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next morning, becoming the first American president to be killed in office. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest presidents in American history, and his legacy continues to inspire millions of people around the world.

  • 5. 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.

  • 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.

  • 7. 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.

  • 8. Emperor Pedro II

    Died: 1891 A.D
    Slogan: May God grant me these last wishes – peace and prosperity for Brazil.

    Pedro II was the second and last emperor of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, the seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and Empress Dona Maria Leopoldina. His father's abrupt abdication and departure to Europe in 1831 left the five-year-old as emperor and led to a grim and lonely childhood and adolescence, obliged to spend his time studying in preparation for rule. His experiences with court intrigues and political disputes during this period greatly affected his later character; he grew into a man with a strong sense of duty and devotion toward his country and his people, yet increasingly resentful of his role as monarch. Pedro II inherited an empire on the verge of disintegration, but he turned Brazil into an emerging power in the international arena. The nation grew to be distinguished from its Hispanic neighbors on account of its political stability, zealously guarded freedom of speech, respect for civil rights, vibrant economic growth, and form of government—a functional representative parliamentary monarchy. Brazil was also victorious in the Platine War, the Uruguayan War, and the Paraguayan War, as well as prevailing in several other international disputes and domestic tensions. Pedro II steadfastly pushed through the abolition of slavery despite opposition from powerful political and economic interests. A savant in his own right, the Emperor established a reputation as a vigorous sponsor of learning, culture, and the sciences, and he won the respect and admiration of people such as Charles Darwin, Victor Hugo, and Friedrich Nietzsche, and was a friend to Richard Wagner, Louis Pasteur, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, among others. He was married to Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, with whom he had four children, two of whom died in infancy. He was a devoted father and husband, and a cultured and well-read man. He was also a lover of nature and photography, and a patron of the arts and sciences. He was deposed by a military coup in 1889, which proclaimed Brazil a republic. He accepted the end of the monarchy without resistance and went into exile in Europe with his family. He died in Paris in 1891, at the age of 66, and his remains were later returned to Brazil with honors. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian leaders and a champion of democracy, freedom, and progress.

  • 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.

  • 10. Vo Nguyen Giap

    Died: 2013 A.D
    Slogan: The people's army, the people's war.

    Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese general and revolutionary leader who played a crucial role in the Viet Minh's victory over the French at Dien Bien Phu, which marked the end of French colonialism in Southeast Asia. He was also instrumental in the North Vietnamese victory over South Vietnam and the United States. Giáp was known for his strategic military tactics and his ability to inspire his troops. Despite facing personal tragedies, including the loss of his wife and sister-in-law to the French Sûreté, he remained committed to the cause of Vietnamese independence.

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