Literature · Media · Scholarship · 1874–1936

G. K. Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English Christian apologist writer. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature.

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Age at death: 62
Years since death: 90

Born: May 29, 1874 · Kensington, United Kingdom
Died: June 14, 1936
Nationality: British
Known for: Literature, Media, Scholarship

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1917–1963

John F. Kennedy

35th President of the United States, assassinated in Dallas in 1963.

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1630–1685

Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the oldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.

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1929–2024

Peter Higgs

Peter Ware Higgs (29 May 1929 – 8 April 2024) was a British theoretical physicist, professor at the University of Edinburgh, and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work on the mass of subatomic particles.

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1914–1986

Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay (Sherpa: བསྟན་འཛིན་ནོར་རྒྱས tendzin norgyé; May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer.

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1880–1936

Oswald Spengler

Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler (29 May 1880 – 8 May 1936) was a German polymath whose areas of interest included history, philosophy, mathematics, science, and art, as well as their relation to his organic theory of history.

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1903–2003

Bob Hope

Lester Townes "Bob" Hope (né Leslie Townes Hope; May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-born American comedian, actor, musician, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours.

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b. 1946

Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

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1917–1963

John F. Kennedy

35th President of the United States, assassinated in Dallas in 1963.

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b. 1942

Paul McCartney

Singer-songwriter and co-founder of The Beatles, one of the most successful composers in popular music.

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1265–1321

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri (Italian:; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; c. May 1265 – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher.

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