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Oskar Kallas was an Estonian diplomat, linguist and folklorist. He was the husband of the Finnish writer Aino Kallas.
Oskar Kallas, Estonian linguist and diplomat (died 1946)
William Neal Gillies was an Australian Labor politician in Queensland who served as premier of Queensland from February to October 1925.
William Gillies, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Queensland (died 1928)
D. António Tomás da Guarda Cabreira de Faria e Alvelos Drago da Ponte was a Portuguese mathematician, polygraph and publicist. A member of the aristocratic Cabreira family, António…
António Cabreira, Portuguese polygraph (died 1953)
Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, was a British statesman who became Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and played a prominent role in passing the Reform Act 18…
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (born
Henry Bennett was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a United States representative from New York from 1849 to 1859.
Henry Bennett, American lawyer and politician (born 1808)
Kondō Isami was a Japanese swordsman and samurai of the late Edo period. He was the fourth generation master of Tennen Rishin-ryū and was famed for his role as commander of the Sh…
Kondō Isami, Japanese commander (born 1834)
Julius Plücker was a German mathematician and physicist. He made fundamental contributions to the field of analytical geometry and was a pioneer in the investigations of cathode ra…
Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (born 1801)
Christopher Houston Carson, popularly known as Kit Carson, was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent and U.S. Army officer.
Kit Carson, American general (born 1809)
Mihailo Obrenović III was the ruling Prince of Serbia from 1839 to 1842 and again from 1860 to 1868.
Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia (born 1823)
Heber Chase Kimball was an American religious leader who was a pioneer in the early Latter Day Saint movement. He served as one of the original twelve apostles in the early Church …
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Carlo Matteucci was an Italian physicist and neurophysiologist who was a pioneer in the study of bioelectricity.
Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist and neurophysiologist (born 1811)
Harada Sanosuke was a Japanese warrior (samurai) who lived in the late Edo period. He was the 10th unit captain of the Shinsengumi, and died during the Boshin War.
Harada Sanosuke, Japanese captain (born 1840)
James Buchanan Jr. was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He also served as the 17th United States secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represe…
James Buchanan, American lawyer and politician, 15th President of the United States (born 1791)
Dmitry Ivanovich Pisarev was a Russian literary critic and philosopher who was a central figure of Russian nihilism. He is noted as a forerunner of Nietzschean philosophy, and for …
Dmitry Pisarev, Russian author and critic (born 1840)
William Bland was a prominent public figure in the colony of New South Wales. A surgeon by profession, he arrived in Australia as a convict but played an important role in the earl…
William Bland, Australian surgeon and politician (born 1789)
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, sometimes referred to as Boucher de Perthes, was a French archaeologist and antiquary notable for his discovery, in about 1830, of flint to…
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and historian (born 1788)
Halfdan Kjerulf was a Norwegian composer.
Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1815)
Count Ferenc Gyulay de Marosnémethi et Nádaska, also known as Ferencz Gyulai, Ferencz Gyulaj, or Franz Gyulai, was a Hungarian nobleman who served as Austrian Governor of Lombardy-…
Ferenc Gyulay, Hungarian-Austrian commander and politician (born 1799)
Pierre Adolphe Rost was a Louisiana politician, diplomat, lawyer, judge, and plantation owner.
Pierre Adolphe Rost, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1797)
Swami Virajanand Dandeesha, also known as the Blind Sage of Mathura, was the celebrated teacher of Arya Samaj founder, Dayanand Saraswati. He was a scholar and teacher of Sanskrit …
Swami Virajanand Dandeesha, also known as the Blind Sage of Mathura, celebrated teacher of Arya Samaj founder,…
Roman Nose, also known as Hook Nose, was a Native American of the Northern Cheyenne. He is considered to be one of, if not the greatest and most influential warriors during the Pla…
Roman Nose, Native American warrior (born circa 1823)
William Sprague was a minister and politician in the U.S. state of Michigan. From 1849 to 1851, he served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
William Sprague, American minister and politician (born 1809)
August Ferdinand Möbius was a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer.
August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1790)
The Navajo are an Indigenous People of the Southwestern United States. The Navajo term for themselves is Diné. Their language is Navajo, a Southern Athabascan language. The states…
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