August 7

Constantius II

Constantius II (Latin: Flavius Julius Constantius; Ancient Greek: Κωνστάντιος, romanized: Kōnstántios; 7 August 317 – 3 November 361) was Roman emperor from 337 to 361.

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John Dryden

John Dryden (19 August 1631 – 12 May 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.

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Mata Hari

Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle, Dutch:; 7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari ( MAH-tə HAR-ee, Dutch:; Indonesian for 'sun', lit. 'eye of the day'), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I.

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Elinor Ostrom

Elinor Claire "Lin" Ostrom (née Awan; August 7, 1933 – June 12, 2012) was an American political scientist and political economist whose work was associated with New Institutional Economics and the resurgence of political economy.

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Sofia Rotaru

Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (Ukrainian: Софія Михайлівна Євдокименко-Ротару; Russian: София Михайловна Евдокименко-Ротару; née Rotaru; born 7 August 1947), known simply as Sofia Rotaru, is a Ukrainian singer.

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Jimmy Wales

Jimmy Donal Wales (born August 8, 1966) is an American and British internet entrepreneur and former financial trader. He is best known for co-founding Wikipedia, a non-profit free encyclopedia, and Fandom (formerly Wikia), a for-profit wiki hosting service.

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Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron (born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, her accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three BAFTAs and two Emmy Awards.

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Yun Hyon-seok

Yun Hyon-seok (Korean: 윤현석; Hanja: 尹賢碩; August 7, 1984 – April 26, 2003) was a South Korean LGBT poet, writer, and activist. He wrote under the pen names Yuk Wu-dang (육우당, 六友堂, home of six friends) and Seolheon (설헌; 雪軒), and was also known by his nickname Midong (미동; 美童, beautiful boy) or Donghwa (동화; 童花, Boy flower).

Trajan

Trajan ( TRAY-jən; born Marcus Ulpius Traianus, 18 September 53 – c. 9 August 117) was a Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117, remembered as the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty.

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Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Jöns Jacob Berzelius (Swedish:; 20 August 1779 – 7 August 1848) was a Swedish chemist. Berzelius is considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be one of the founders of modern chemistry.

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Alexander Blok

Alexander Alexandrovich Blok (Russian: Александр Александрович Блок, IPA:; 28 November 1880 – 7 August 1921) was the most well-known Russian lyrical poet during the Silver Age of Russian Poetry.

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Constantine Stanislavsky

Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski (Russian: Константин Сергеевич Станиславский, IPA:; né Alekseyev; 17 January 1863 – 7 August 1938) was a seminal Russian and Soviet theatre practitioner.

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Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore (Bengali:; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali poet, author, playwright, musician, composer, philosopher, social reformer, painter, and one of the foremost figures of the Bengal Renaissance.

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