Charles Edison (August 3 1890 – July 31 1969) was a son of Thomas Edison and Mina Miller. He was a businessman who became Assistant and then United States Secretary […]
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Sourigna Vongsa
Sourigna Vongsa (ສຸຣິຍະວົງສາທັມມິກຣາດ [suliɲa voŋsaː tʰammikraːt]) was the last king of Lan Xang and during his period it considered the golden age of Laos. He ascended to the throne in […]
Georges Bataille
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille (French: [ʒɔʁʒ batɑj]; 10 September 1897 – 9 July 1962) was a French intellectual and literary figure working in literature anthropology philosophy economy sociology and […]
Isabel Martínez de Perón
María Estela Martínez Cartas de Perón (Spanish pronunciation: [isaˈβel marˈtines]; born 4 February 1931) better known as Isabel Martínez de Perón or Isabel Perón is a former President of Argentina. […]
Mohammed V of Morocco
Mohammed V (10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961) (Arabic: محمد الخامس) was Sultan of Morocco from 1927–53 exiled from 1953–55 where he was again recognized as Sultan upon his […]
Nigel Benn
Nigel Gregory Benn (born 22 January 1964) known as the Dark Destroyer is a British former boxer who held world titles in the middleweight and super-middleweight divisions. Benn was also […]
David Adler
David Adler (January 3 1882 – September 27 1949) was a Jewish American architect who largely practiced around Chicago Illinois. He was prolific in his works designing over 200 buildings […]
Jan Santini Aichel
Jan Blažej Santini Aichel (February 3 1677 – December 7 1723) was a Czech architect of Italian descent whose major works represent the unique Baroque Gothic style – the special […]
Dick Turpin
Richard Dick Turpin (bap. 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his […]
Phil Hellmuth
Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. (born July 16 1964) is an American professional poker player who has captured thirteen World Series of Poker bracelets. He is the winner of the Main […]