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John Logie Baird was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer and innovator who demonstrated the world's first mechanical television system on 26 January 1926. He went on to invent…
John Logie Baird, Scottish-English physicist and engineer (born 1888)
Jorge Ubico Castañeda, nicknamed Number Five or also Central America's Napoleon, was a Guatemalan military officer, politician, and dictator who served as the president of Guatemal…
Jorge Ubico, 21st President of Guatemala (born 1878)
John Arthur Johnson, nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1…
Jack Johnson, American boxer (born 1878)
William Gordon Brewster was an Irish illustrator and editorial cartoonist.
Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (b 1889)
Louise Whitfield Carnegie was an American philanthropist. She was the wife of Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (born 1857)
Otto Max Koegel was a Nazi officer who served as a commander at Lichtenburg, Ravensbrück, Majdanek and Flossenbürg concentration camps. In 1946 he was arrested for his role in The …
Max Kögel, German SS officer (born 1895)
Yōsuke Matsuoka was a Japanese diplomat and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan during the early stages of World War II. He is best known for his defiant speech at…
Yōsuke Matsuoka, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1880)
Wanda Hazel Gág was an American artist, author, translator, and illustrator. She is best known for writing and illustrating the children's book Millions of Cats, the oldest America…
Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator (born 1893)
Eugene "Taffy" O'Callaghan was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City, Fulham and Wales during the 1920s and 1930s.
Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (born 1906)
Horace Pippin was an American painter who painted a range of themes, including scenes inspired by his service in World War I, landscapes, portraits, and biblical subjects. Some of …
Horace Pippin, American painter (born 1888)
Ray Stannard Baker was an American journalist, historian, biographer, and writer.
Ray Stannard Baker, American journalist and author (born 1870)
Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his 50-year career in making photography an accepted art form. In addition to his ph…
Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and curator (born 1864)
William Charles "Razor" Smith was a Surrey slow bowler. Nicknamed "Razor" because of his extreme thinness, Smith was a frail man and prone to serious injury; he could rarely get th…
Razor Smith, English cricketer and coach (born 1877)
Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović was a Yugoslav Serb general during World War II. He was the leader of the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army (Chetniks), a royalist and nationali…
Draža Mihailović, Serbian and Yugoslav general (born 1893)
Florence Ada Fuller was a South African-born Australian artist. Originally from Port Elizabeth, Fuller migrated as a child to Melbourne with her family. There she trained with her …
Florence Fuller, South African-born Australian artist (born 1867)
Gualberto Villarroel López was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 39th president of Bolivia from 1943 to 1946. A reformist, sometimes compared with Argentina's Juan Peró…
Gualberto Villarroel, Bolivian soldier and politician, 45th President of Bolivia (born 1908)
Gertrude Stein was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and raised in Oakland, California, Stein moved to Paris in 1903, and …
Gertrude Stein, American novelist, poet, and playwright (born 1874)
Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, born as Anna Muttathupadathu, was an Indian Catholic nun and educator. She is the first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by …
Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (born 1910)
Wilhelm Marx was a German judge, lawyer, and politician who twice served as chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic, from 1923 to 1925 and again from 1926 to 1928. He also…
Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (born 1863)
Anthony Michael Lazzeri was an American professional baseball second baseman during the 1920s and 1930s, predominantly with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He …
Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (born 1903)
Albert Edward Ernest Vogler was a South African cricketer. A leading all-rounder skilled both at batting and bowling, Vogler played cricket in South Africa prior to becoming eligib…
Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (born 1876)
Che Yaoxian was a member of the Chinese Communist Party and an officer in the Sichuan army. In 1921, after meeting a local preacher in Jianyang, he converted to Christianity. In 19…
Che Yaoxian, Chinese communist (born 1894)
Luo Shiwen was a Chinese communist. Born in Weiyuan County, Sichuan, he became interested in communism during the May Fourth Movement before joining the Chinese Socialist Youth Lea…
Luo Shiwen, Chinese communist (born 1904)
Döme Sztójay was a Hungarian soldier and diplomat of Serb origin, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary in 1944, during World War II.
Döme Sztójay, Hungarian general and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1883)