1
Aldous Huxley
(Writer and Philosopher Best Known for His Novels: ‘Brave New World’, ‘Island’ and ‘Point Counter Point’)
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17
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 26th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Godalming, England
Died: November 22, 1963
2
Walter Brennan
(Actor)
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16
Listed In: Actors
Birthdate: 25th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lynn, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 21, 1974
3
Bessie Smith
(One of the Greatest Female Blues Singers of the 1930s)
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19
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Died: September 26, 1937
4
Norman Rockwell
(American Painter & Illustrator Known for His Works ‘Scout at Ship's Wheel’ &‘Santa and Scouts in Snow’)
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8
Listed In: Illustrators
Birthdate: 3rd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: November 8, 1978
5
Jack Benny
(One of the Leading Entertainers of the 20th Century)
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6
Listed In: Comedians
Birthdate: 14th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: December 26, 1974
6
Gavrilo Princip
(Assassinator of Archduke Franz Ferdinand)
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34
7
John Ford
(One of the Most Important and Influential Filmmakers of His Generation)
38
11
Listed In: Directors
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States
Died: August 31, 1973
8
E. E. Cummings
(Poet)
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10
Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 14th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 3, 1962
9
Edward VIII
(King of the UK, Emperor of India (20 Jan 1936 - 11 Dec 1936))
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31
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 23rd June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Richmond Park, Surrey, England
Died: May 28, 1972
10
Georges Lemaître
(Scientist & Priest)
23
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 17th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Charleroi, Belgium
Died: June 20, 1966
11
J. B. Priestley
(Novelist and Playwright)
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8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 13th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died: August 14, 1984
12
Martha Graham
(Modern Dancer and Choreographer Known for Her 'Graham Technique' Style)
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7
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: 11th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 1, 1991
13
Dashiell Hammett
(Regarded as one of the Best Mystery Writers of All Time)
16
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: 27th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States
Died: January 10, 1961
14
Robert Menzies
(12th Prime Minister of Australia)
23
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 20th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jeparit
Died: May 15, 1978
15
Satyendra Nath Bose
(Indian Mathematician and Physicist, Best Known for His Work on Quantum Mechanics)
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40
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 1st January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kolkata, India
Died: February 4, 1974
16
Harold Macmillan
(Former British Prime Minister)
15
13
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 10th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cadogan Place, London
Died: December 29, 1986
17
Moms Mabley
(American comedian)
21
6
Listed In: Comedians
Birthdate: 19th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brevard, North Carolina, United States
Died: May 23, 1975
18
Boris III of Bulgaria
(Former Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria (1918 - 1943))
17
3
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 30th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria
Died: August 28, 1943
19
Benjamin Graham
(Economist, Investor)
7
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 8th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 21, 1976
20
James Thurber
(Cartoonist, Author, Journalist & Playwright)
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1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: 8th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died: November 2, 1961
21
Norbert Wiener
(Father of Cybernetics)
10
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 26th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Columbia, Missouri, United States
Died: March 18, 1964
22
Jean Renoir
(French Film Director & Screenwriter Known for His Films 'La Grande Illusion' and 'The Rules of the Game')
7
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: 15th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montmartre, Paris, France
Died: February 12, 1979
23
Fred Allen
(American comedian)
10
1
Listed In: Comedians
Birthdate: 31st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died: March 17, 1956
24
ZaSu Pitts
(Actress)
8
2
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Parsons, Kansas, United States
Died: June 7, 1963
25
King Vidor
(Film Director and Producer)
10
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Died: November 1, 1982
26
Olive Thomas
(American Silent-Film Actress, Art Model, and Photo Model)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: 20th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charleroi, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 10, 1920
27
V. V. Giri
(Fourth President of India)
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12
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Hans Langsdorff
(Soldier)
8
1
Listed In: Soldiers
Birthdate: 20th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bergen auf Rügen
Died: December 19, 1939
29
Claude Cahun
(French Photographer Known for Her Self-Portraits and Tableaux That Incorporated a Surrealist Style and Gender Fluidity)
4
2
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nantes, France
Died: December 8, 1954
30
Josef von Sternberg
(Film Director)
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1
Listed In: Directors
Birthdate: 29th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: December 22, 1969
31
Andre Kertesz
(Photographer)
5
0
Birthdate: 2nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: September 28, 1985
32
Arthur Fiedler
(Conductor)
8
1
Listed In: Conductors
Birthdate: 17th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Died: July 10, 1979
33
Elisabeth of Romania
(Queen Consort of the Hellenes (1922 - 1924) and First Lady of Romania)
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2
Listed In: Empresses & Queens
Birthdate: 12th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Peleş Castle, Sinaia, Kingdom of Romania
Died: November 14, 1956
34
James P. Johnson
(composer, pianist, jazz musician)
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1
Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Died: November 17, 1955
35
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
(Soldier)
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2
Listed In: Soldiers
Birthdate: 14th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Târgu Jiu, Romania
Died: September 3, 1917
36
Hermann Oberth
(Physicist)
2
0
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 25th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sibiu, Romania
Died: December 28, 1989
37
Pyotr Kapitsa
(Soviet Physicist and Winner of 1978 Nobel Prize for His Basic Inventions and Discoveries in Low-Temperature Physics)
5
0
Listed In: Physicists
Birthdate: 8th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: April 8, 1984
38
Isaac Babel
(Russian Author and Journalist Who Is Remembered for His Iconic Short Story Collections)
2
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 13th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Odesa, Ukraine
Died: January 27, 1940
39
Surya Sen
(Bengali Revolutionary Who Took Part in Indian Independence Movement and Led the 1930 Chittagong Armoury Raid)
13
2
Listed In: Revolutionaries
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Raozan Upazila, Bangladesh
Died: January 12, 1934
40
Peter Warlock
(Composer)
4
2
Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 30th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London
Died: December 17, 1930
41
Benigno Aquino Sr.
(Filipino Politician Who Led the Fascist KALIBAPI Party)
5
2
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 3rd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines
Died: December 20, 1947
42
Khawaja Nazimuddin
(Former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
13
4
43
Maximilian Kolbe
(Polish Catholic Priest and Conventual Franciscan Friar)
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4
Listed In: Priests
Birthdate: 8th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Zduńska Wola, Poland
Died: August 14, 1941
44
Ghanshyam Das Birla
(Indian businessman)
33
11
Listed In: Automobile Industry
Birthdate: 10th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pilani, Rajasthan
Died: June 11, 1983
45
Beatrice Lillie
(Actress)
3
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: 29th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: January 20, 1989
46
Henry Hazlitt
(Journalist, Economist, Philosopher)
2
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 28th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: July 9, 1993
47
Frank Borzage
(Film Director, Actor)
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3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: 23rd April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died: June 19, 1962
48
William George Barker
(Fighter pilot)
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2
Listed In: Pilots
Birthdate: 3rd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dauphin, Canada
Died: March 12, 1930
49
Lothar von Richthofen
(Aviator, Military personnel)
2
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 27th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wrocław
Died: July 4, 1922
50
Georges Guynemer
(Iconic French Fighter Pilot of World War I)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 24th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 11, 1917
