Syngman Rhee
1875–1965
President of South Korea from 1948 to 1960
Syngman Rhee was a politician who served as the President of South Korea.
Garry Marshall
1934–2016
American actor and filmmaker
Garry Marshall was an American filmmaker who worked as a director, producer, and writer.
Rutger Hauer
1944–2019
Dutch actor
Rutger Hauer was a Dutch actor who appeared in numerous film and television productions throughout his career.
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
1944–2024
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024
Nguyễn Phú Trọng served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Aung San
1915–1947
Burmese revolutionary leader
Aung San was a Burmese revolutionary leader who played a central role in the movement for national independence.
James Garner
1928–2014
American film and television actor
James Garner was an American actor known for his roles in various film and television productions.
Hans Morgenthau
1904–1980
American political scientist
Hans Morgenthau was a political scientist who contributed to the development of international relations theory.
Agustín I of Mexico
1783–1824
first constitutional emperor of Mexico
Agustín I of Mexico served as the first constitutional emperor of Mexico.
Margaret Fuller
1810–1850
American writer and women's activist
Margaret Fuller was an American writer and women's rights activist who contributed significantly to the transcendentalist movement through her literary criticism and journalism.
Faina Ranevskaya
1896–1984
Soviet actress
Faina Ranevskaya was a Soviet actress who performed in both film and theater productions.
Curzio Malaparte
1898–1957
Italian writer
Curzio Malaparte was an Italian writer known for his work as a war correspondent and novelist.
Matthew Flinders
1774–1814
English navigator and cartographer
Matthew Flinders was a navigator who led the first circumnavigation of Australia and mapped its coastline.
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1776–1810
Queen consort of Prussia
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a queen consort of Prussia.
Zenkō Suzuki
1911–2004
Prime Minister of Japan
Zenkō Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan.
Frank McCourt
1930–2009
Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer
Frank McCourt was a writer and teacher who received a Pulitzer Prize for his autobiographical work.
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
1833–1891
nineteenth-century Spanish novelist
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón was a nineteenth-century Spanish novelist.
Paolo Borsellino
1940–1992
Italian magistrate killed by the Mafia
Paolo Borsellino was an Italian magistrate who investigated the Mafia.
Pierre Louis Dulong
1785–1838
French scientist
Pierre Louis Dulong was a French scientist who conducted research in the fields of chemistry and physics.
Omar Suleiman
1936–2012
Egyptian head of intelligence and vice president
Omar Suleiman served as the head of Egyptian intelligence and as the vice president of Egypt.
Ágnes Heller
1929–2019
Hungarian philosopher and academic
Ágnes Heller was a Hungarian philosopher who worked as an academic and writer.
César Pelli
1926–2019
Argentine-American architect
César Pelli was an architect known for designing prominent skyscrapers and buildings internationally.
Heinrich Wölfflin
1864–1945
Swiss art critic and art historian
Heinrich Wölfflin was a Swiss art historian who developed formalist methods for analyzing the stylistic evolution of art.
Hugh Everett III
1930–1982
US physicist and discoverer of the relative-state interpretation of quantum mechanics
Physicist Hugh Everett III discovered the relative-state interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Jack Warden
1920–2006
American actor
Jack Warden was an American actor who appeared in numerous film, television, and stage productions throughout his career.
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