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Nishinoumi Kajirō III was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 30th yokozuna.
Nishinoumi Kajirō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, 30th yokozuna (born 1890)
Irving Babbitt was an American academic and literary critic, noted for his founding role in a movement that became known as the New Humanism, a significant influence on literary di…
Irving Babbitt, American scholar, critic, and academic (born 1865)
Charles Harold Davis was an American landscape painter.
Charles Harold Davis, American painter and academic (born 1856)
Alfred Edward Morgans was the fourth Premier of Western Australia, serving for just over a month, from 21 November to 23 December 1901.
Alf Morgans, Welsh-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Western Australia (born 1850)
Alexandros Kontoulis was a Greek military officer who rose to the rank of lieutenant general in the Hellenic Army. He was among the driving minds behind the Macedonian Struggle and…
Alexandros Kontoulis, Greek general and diplomat (born 1858)
Adolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos was an Austrian and Czechoslovak architect, influential European theorist, polemicist of modern architecture. He was inspired by modernism and a …
Adolf Loos, Austrian architect and theoretician, designed Villa Müller (born 1870)
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who was the main force behind British foreign poli…
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and…
Faisal I bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi was a Hejazi statesman who served as the King of Iraq from 23 August 1921 until his death in 1933. A member of the Hashemite family, he was …
Faisal I of Iraq (born 1883)
Giuseppe Campari was an Italian opera singer and Grand Prix motor racing driver.
Giuseppe Campari, Italian race car driver (born 1892)
Baconin Borzacchini was an Italian racing driver who often competed under the nom de course Mario Umberto Borzacchini.
Baconin Borzacchini, Italian race car driver (born 1898)
Count Stanisław Michel Frederic Marie Czaykowski, also known as Stanislas Czaykowski and Stanislaus Czaykowski was a Polish Grand Prix motor racing driver.
Stanisław Czaykowski, Polish race car driver (born 1899)
George F. Gore, nicknamed "Piano Legs", was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for 14 seasons, eight for the Chicago White Stockings, five for the New Y…
George Gore, American baseball player and manager (born 1857)
Giuseppe De Piro or Joseph De Piro, was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary. He founded the Missionary Society of St Paul (MSSP) in June 1910 with a charism to form missionaries…
Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (born 1877)
Annie Besant was an English socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and activist, educationist, involved in women's rights, Home Rule, and Indian nationalism. She gave su…
Annie Besant, English theosophist and activist (born 1847)
Kenji Miyazawa was a Japanese novelist, poet, and children's literature writer from Hanamaki, Iwate, in the late Taishō and early Shōwa periods. He was also known as an agricultur…
Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (born 1896)
Simon J. Silverman was an American journalist and newspaper publisher. He was the founder of the weekly newspaper Variety in New York City in 1905, which gave theatre and vaudevill…
Sime Silverman, American journalist and newspaper publisher (born 1873)
Michael Joseph Donlin was an American professional baseball outfielder and actor. His Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned from 1899 to 1914 in which he played mainly in the …
Mike Donlin, American baseball player and actor (born 1878)
Alice Muriel Williamson, who published chiefly under names the C. N. and A. M. Williamson and Mrs. C. N. Williamson, was an American-English author.
Alice Muriel Williamson, English author (born 1869)
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings on sports, marriage, and the theatre. Notable contemporaries s…
Ring Lardner, American journalist and author (born 1885)
Jean-François Delmas, or Francisque Delmas was a French bass-baritone who created roles in many French operas including Athanaël in Thaïs.
Jean-François Delmas, French bass-baritone (born 1861)
Renée Adorée was a French stage and film actress who appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s. She is best known for portraying the role of Melisande, the love interest…
Renée Adorée, French-American actress (born 1898)
Nikolai Nikolayevich Yudenich was a commander of the Russian Imperial Army during World War I. He was a leader of the anti-communist White movement in northwestern Russia during th…
Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general (born 1862)
Sir Alexander James Peacock was an Australian politician who served as the 20th Premier of Victoria.
Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (born 1861)
John Lister was an English philanthropist and politician.
John Lister, English philanthropist and politician (born 1847)