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Mirza Beg Asadullah Khan (1797–1869), also known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Indian poet. He was popularly known by the pen names Ghalib and Asad. His honorific...

Ram Prasad Bismil (pronunciation; 11 June 1897 – 19 December 1927) was an Indian poet, writer, and revolutionary who fought against British Raj, participating...

Alan Scott Pardew (born 18 July 1961) is an English football manager and former professional footballer, who most recently managed Greek Super League club...

Charles Timothy Hagel (/ˈheɪɡəl/ HAY-gəl; born October 4, 1946) is an American military veteran and former politician who served as the 24th United States...

Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki[needs IPA] CGH (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December...

Mahalakshmi Menon, best known by her stagename Shobha (23 September 1962 – 1 May 1980), was an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam and...

Candido Portinari (December 29, 1903 – February 6, 1962) was a Brazilian painter. He is considered one of the most important Brazilian painters as well...

Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [rafaˈel anˈtonjo kalˈdeɾa roˈðɾiɣes] listen; 24 January 1916 – 24 December 2009), was a Venezuelan...

The Royal Academy of History (Spanish: Real Academia de la Historia, RAH) is a Spanish institution in Madrid that studies history "ancient and modern,...

Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (Arabic: آية الله العظمى السيد محمد باقر الصدر; 1 March 1935 – 9 April 1980), also known as al-Shahīd al-Khāmis (the fifth martyr)...

Teresa Gallagher is a British actress. Gallagher is known for her role as Ellen Smith in The Bill, for her appearances on radio in No Commitments, Salem's...

Melvyn Sterland (born 1 October 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds...

Richard Buell Ogilvie (February 22, 1923 – May 10, 1988) was an American attorney and law enforcement officer who served as the 35th governor of Illinois...

Patryk Tomasz Jaki (born 11 May 1985) is a Polish politician, member of the European Parliament, former Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice (First...

James Richard Hougan (born George James Edwards on October 14, 1942) is an American author, investigative reporter and documentary film producer. A best-selling...

1960 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in August 1960: At a dinner at...

A manual labor college was a type of school in the United States, primarily between 1825 and 1860, in which work, usually agricultural or mechanical, supplemented...

Dmitry Vladimirovich Karakozov (Russian: Дми́трий Влади́мирович Карако́зов; 4 November [O.S. 23 October] 1840 – 15 September [O.S. 3 September] 1866) was...

Major Robert Johnston, VC (County Donegal, 13 August 1872 – Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, 24 March 1950), was an Irish rugby union player and soldier. During...

Hannah Dreier is an American journalist. She works on longform investigations at the New York Times. Previously, she was a Venezuela correspondent for...