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Galileo Galilei
(Known as “Father” of Observational Astronomy who Invented the ‘Thermoscope’ and Various Military Compasses)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 15, 1564
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pisa, Italy
Died: 1642
2
Marco Polo
(Italian Explorer, Venetian Merchant and Adventurer Who Traveled from Europe to Asia Between 1271 and 1295)
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Yvonne De Carlo
(A Famous Hollywood Star in the 1940s & 1950s)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 1, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
Died: 2007
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
4
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
(First Chief Scout of the World-Renowned Scout Movement.)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 22, 1857
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Died: 1941
5
Edd Byrnes
(Actor)
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3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 30, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 2020
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
6
Dave Thomas
(Founder and CEO of Wendy's)
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10
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: July 2, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2002
7
Eli Whitney
(American inventor)
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4
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 8, 1765
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Westborough
Died: 1825
8
Steve Clark
(Musician)
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 23, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hillsborough, Sheffield, England
Died: 1991
9
Terry-Thomas
(Actor)
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2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 14, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1990
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
10
Jim Elliot
(Missionary)
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9
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 8, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon
Died: 1956
11
Pat Buttram
(Actor)
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8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 19, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Addison, Alabama, United States
Died: 1994
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
12
François Mitterrand
(President of France from 1981 to 1995)
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Paul Verlaine
(One of the Greatest French Poets of the 19th Century)
8
1
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Arcangelo Corelli
(Italian Violinist and Composer of Baroque Era Known for His Sonata and Concerto Compositions)
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3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 17, 1653
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Fusignano, Italy
Died: 1713
15
Joseph Schumpeter
(Economist)
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3
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 8, 1883
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Třešť, Czechia
Died: 1950
16
Zhou Enlai
(First Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China)
8
7
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Sara Carter
(Singer-songwriter, Singer)
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0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 21, 1898
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Copper Creek, Virginia
Died: 1979
18
Yuen Siu-tien
(Former Hong Kong martial arts film actor)
5
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 27, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Beijing, China
Died: 1979
19
Gerhard Barkhorn
(Aviator, Officer)
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0
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Nicolai Gedda
(Swedish Opera Singer Who Was a Renowned Lyric Tenor)
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12
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Kurt Schwitters
(German Artist Best Known for His Collages and Relief Constructions)
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0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: June 20, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hanover, Germany
Died: 1948
22
Roy Innis
(Activist)
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0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: June 6, 1934
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Died: 2017
23
Michael Tippett
(Composer)
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 2, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1998
24
Maria Teresa de Filippis
(Italian Racing Driver and the First Woman to Race in Formula One)
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0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Naples, Campania, Italy
Died: 2016
25
George Bellows
(Painter, Artist, University teacher)
2
0
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Melvin Calvin
(Biochemist)
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4
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 8, 1911
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Died: 1997
27
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
(American Motocross Racer and Sailor)
3
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 26, 1878
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: 1944
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Richard Tauber
(Austrian Tenor and Film Actor)
2
0
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Joshua A. Norton
(Proclaimed himself "Norton I., Emperor of the United States")
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 4, 1818
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London or other parts of England
Died: 1880
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Iwao Takamoto
(Animator)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 29, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2007
31
Art Clokey
(American animator)
3
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 12, 1921
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Died: 2010
32
Michel Thomas
(Linguist)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 3, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lodz, Poland
Died: 2005
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Zbigniew Cybulski
(Actor)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 3, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kniaże, Poland
Died: 1967
34
Gaston Lenôtre
(Pastry Chef)
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0
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: May 28, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint-Nicolas-du-Bosc, Le Bosc-du-Theil, France
Died: 2009
35
Kenojuak Ashevak
(Leading Figure of the 'Inuit art' Movement & Known for Her Print 'The Enchanted Owl')
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0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: October 3, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ikerrasak camp, Nunavut, Canada
Died: 2013
36
Giotto
(Painter)
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2
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John Mauchly
(Physicist)
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 30, 1907
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: 1980
38
Nikolay Nekrasov
(Poet who Introduced Ternary Meters and the Technique of Dramatic Monologue into Russian Poetry)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 10, 1821
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nemyriv, Ukraine
Died: 1878
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Jane Bolin
(American judge)
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2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: April 11, 1908
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Died: 2007
40
George Maxwell Richards
(Former President of Trinidad and Tobago)
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2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 1, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Died: 2018
41
Otis Clay
(Singer)
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1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 11, 1942
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Waxhaw, Mississippi, United States
Died: 2016
42
David Walter Ervine
(Northern Irish militant and politician)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 21, 1953
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: East Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died: 2007
43
Chandrasekharendra Saraswati
(Leader)
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Wesley Ruggles
(Film Director)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 11, 1889
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died: 1972
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Ron Goodwin
(Composer, Conductor)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 17, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Plymouth, Devon, England
Died: 2003
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Keshab Chunder Sen
(Indian Philosopher and Social Reformer Known for Incorporating Christian Theology in Hindu Framework)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 19, 1838
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kolkata, India
Died: 1884
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Władysław Turowicz
(Physicist, Aerospace engineer)
1
0
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Adam Worth
(art thief)
1
1
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Buddy Bregman
(Composer, Conductor)
1
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 9, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2017
50
Gale Page
(Actress)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 29, 1913
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States
Died: 1983
