Literature · Activism · 1640–1689

Aphra Behn

Aphra Behn (bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era.

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Age at death: 49
Years since death: 337

Born: January 1, 1640 · Canterbury, United Kingdom
Died: April 16, 1689
Nationality: English
Known for: Literature, Activism

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1919–2010

J. D. Salinger

Jerome David Salinger ( SAL-in-jər; January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American writer best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II.

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1863–1937

Pierre de Coubertin

Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (French:; born Pierre de Frédy; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937), also known as Pierre de Coubertin and Baron de Coubertin, was a French educator and historian, co-founder of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and its second president.

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1431–1503

Alexander VI

Pope Alexander VI (born Roderic de Borja y Llançol; c. 1431 – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503.

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1484–1531

Huldrych Zwingli

Huldrych Zwingli (born Ulrich Zwingli; 1 January 1484 – 11 October 1531) was a Swiss Christian theologian, musician, and leader of the Reformation in Switzerland.

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1501–1585

Gregory XIII

Pope Gregory XIII (Latin: Gregorius XIII, Italian: Gregorio XIII, born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585.

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Christine Lagarde

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1929–1968

Martin Luther King Jr.

Baptist minister and leader of the American civil rights movement, known for his 'I Have a Dream' speech.

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1642–1727

Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton (4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727) was an English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, historian and inventor. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed.

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