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Martha Beatrice Webb, Baroness Passfield, was an English sociologist, economist, feminist and social reformer. She was among the founders of the London School of Economics and play…
Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (born 1858)
Johan Oscar Smith was a Norwegian Christian leader who founded the evangelical non-denominational fellowship now known as Brunstad Christian Church.
Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian religious leader, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (born 1871)
Harold Arminius Miller, commonly called Harry, was an American race car designer and builder who was most active in the 1920s and 1930s. Griffith Borgeson called him "the greatest …
Harry Miller, American engineer (born 1875)
Ali Fethi Okyar was a Turkish diplomat and politician, who also served as a military officer and diplomat during the last decade of the Ottoman Empire. He was also the second Prime…
Fethi Okyar, Turkish colonel and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1880)
Mordechai Anielewicz was the Polish leader of the Jewish Combat Organization during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; the largest Jewish resistance movement during the Second World War. …
Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (born 1919)
Henri La Fontaine, was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1913 because "he was the effective leade…
Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1854)
Johanna Elberskirchen was a feminist writer and activist for the rights of women, gays and lesbians as well as blue-collar workers. She published books on women's sexuality and hea…
Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (born 1864)
Ōnishiki Daigorō was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 28th yokozuna.
Ōnishiki Daigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna (born 1883)
Alfred Erich Hoche was a German psychiatrist known for his writings about eugenics and euthanasia and his later recanting thereof.
Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist and academic (born 1865)
Kristjan Raud was an Estonian symbolist painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Estonian National Museum. Folklore elements figure heavily in his subject matter …
Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter and illustrator (born 1865)
Nils Elias Kristofer von Dardel, sometimes known as Nils de Dardel, was a 20th-century Swedish Post-Impressionist painter and grandson of the famous Swedish painter Fritz von Darde…
Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (born 1888)
Edsel Bryant Ford was an American business executive and philanthropist, who was the only child of pioneering industrialist Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Jane Bryant Ford. He was …
Edsel Ford, American businessman (born 1893)
Nigger was a male black labrador retriever belonging to Wing Commander Guy Gibson of the Royal Air Force, and the mascot of No. 617 Squadron. Gibson owned the dog when he was previ…
Nigger, black labrador retriever belonging to Wing Commander Guy Gibson of the Royal Air Force, and the mascot of No
Alice Charlotta Tegnér was a Swedish music teacher, poet and composer. She is the foremost composer of Swedish children's songs during the late 19th century and the first half of t…
Alice Tegnér, Swedish organist, composer, and educator (born 1864)
Joseph Gordon Coates served as the 21st prime minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928. He was the third successive Reform prime minister since 1912.
Gordon Coates, New Zealand soldier and politician, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1878)
Leslie Howard Steiner, better known as Leslie Howard, was an English actor, director, producer, and writer. He wrote many stories and articles for The New York Times, The New Yorke…
Leslie Howard, English actor, director, and producer (born 1893)
Wilfrid Berthold Jacob Israel was an Anglo-German businessman and philanthropist, born into a wealthy Anglo-German Jewish family, who was active in the rescue of Jews from Nazi Ger…
Wilfrid Israel, English-German businessman and philanthropist (born 1899)
Kosta Apostolov Solev, primarily known by his pen name Kočo Racin, was a Macedonian poet, writer and communist who is considered a founder of modern Macedonian literature. He is al…
Kočo Racin, Macedonian author and activist (born 1908)
Sava Kovačević was a Yugoslav Partisan divisional commander during World War II, and one of the heroes of the communist Partisan movement.
Sava Kovačević, Yugoslav Partisan divisional commander and People's Hero of Yugoslavia (born 1905)
Ilias Degiannis was a Greek navy officer Resistance leader during the Axis occupation of Greece.
Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (born 1912)
Camille Roy was a Canadian priest and literary critic. He wrote extensively about the development of French-Canadian literature, and its importance in the promotion of French langu…
Camille Roy, Canadian priest and critic (born 1870)
Arthur Goldstein was a German journalist and communist politician.
Arthur Goldstein, German Jewish left-wing activist (c
Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian-American biologist, physician, and immunologist. He emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of 55 for professional opportunities, …
Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1868)
Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski was a Polish stage and film actor. He was a legendary figure in Polish cinema who had appeared in the earliest Polish films in 1902. Junosza-Stępowski w…
Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Polish actor (born 1880)