The German statesman Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck (1815-1898) was largely responsible for the creation of the German Empire in 1871. A leading diplomat of the late 19th century, he was known as the Iron Chancellor.
A pioneer of nursery schools, Margaret McMillan campaigned tirelessly for medical inspection of schoolchildren and school clinics in the north of England. In 1902, she joined her sister Rachel McMillan in London.
Alger Hiss (Novem – Novem) was an American government official. In 1948, he was accused of having spied for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. He was convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950. Before the trial Hiss was part in the creation of the United Nations.
In 1926 William Hope “Coin” Harvey began constructing a “pyramid” in the Arkansas Ozarks, with the intention of single-handedly preserving a record of the dying American civilization’s proudest creations in a concrete time capsule.
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester (c. – 25 June ), known as Simon IV (or V [a]) de Montfort and as Simon de Montfort the Elder, was a French nobleman and knight of the early 13th century. He is widely regarded as one of the great military commanders of the Middle Ages.
Nathan Hale was born on June 6, 1755 in Coventry, Connecticut to Deacon Richard Hale and Elizabeth Strong. He came from a strongly religious family with many reverends, ministers, and later, activists for social causes such as abolitionism. At fourteen years old, Hale was sent to Yale College in 1769.
Elizabeth Sellars, the Glasgow-born actress who appeared in films that starred Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart and Peter O’Toole, on TV with Laurence Olivier and onstage opposite Alec Guinness.
Bhagat Singh, revolutionary hero of the Indian independence movement. In 1928 he plotted with others to kill the police chief responsible for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, but in a case of mistaken identity junior officer J.P. Saunders was killed.
In 1992, the duo co-authored the book Siegfried and Roy: Mastering the Impossible, with Annette Tapert. The 1996 animated series Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible was based on them, while the duo later produced the animated sitcom Father of the Pride (2004-2005).
Anita Boateng’s bio and wikipedia details are examined. According to Boateng’s Wikipedia page, she completed her degree and then worked as a senior researcher. Wikipedia Policy Research Unit LTD. 2013 saw her start working for the British Broadcasting Corporation. ABC).
Manoj Das’s biography highlights his remarkable journey from a small coastal village to becoming one of the most celebrated authors in India, known for his mastery of both Odia and English languages.
Who was Mary Luke Tobin? Sister Mary Luke Tobin, S.L., was an American Roman Catholic Religious Sister, and one of only 15 women auditors invited to the Second Vatican Council, and the only American woman of the three women religious permitted to participate on the Council's planning commissions.
Roger Sherman was born in Newton, Massachusetts, on Ap, into a modest family where his father William was a farmer and shoemaker. His early life was shaped by practical skills as he learned surveying and shoemaking. At the age of 19, after his father's death, Sherman moved the family to New Milford to join his oldest brother.
Engelbert Kaempfer from Lemgo, was a German naturalist, physician, explorer, and writer known for his tour of Russia, Persia, India, Southeast Asia, and Japan between 1683 and 1693.
THE BOOGEYMAN NET WORTH. Boogeyman’s Net Worth is estimated to be in the region of $5 million (estimated) in 2018. THE BOOGEYMAN CONTROVERSY. During his participation in Tough Enough competition of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), he claimed that he was forty years old, and the cut off for that competition was 35 years old.
A young talent Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, who took the name Pelé, was born on October 23, 1940, in Tres Coracoes, Brazil, the son of a minor league soccer player.
Learn about the life and career of Miranda Cosgrove, a popular actress, singer and voice-over artist. Find out her birth date, height, family, roles, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
Zhou Enlai, Wade-Giles romanization Chou En-lai, (born March 5, 1898, Huai’an, Jiangsu province, China—died Jan. 8, 1976, Beijing), leading figure in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and premier (1949–76) and foreign minister (1949–58) of the People’s Republic of China, who played a major role in the Chinese Revolution and later in.
Dame Mary Jean Gilmore (1865-1962), writer, was born on 16 August 1865 at Mary Vale, Woodhouselee, near Goulburn, New South Wales, eldest child of Donald Cameron, a farmer, born in Inverness-shire, Scotland, and his native-born wife Mary Ann, née Beattie.
Learn about the civil rights activist and NAACP leader who was assassinated in 1963 and inspired many to continue the fight for equality. Read his biography, achievements, and legacy at Medgar Evers College website.
Daniel Boone (1734 – 1820) was an American explorer and frontiersman. He is probably most famous for exploring Kentucky when it was not yet a US state. In 1769, he made the Wilderness Road, a trail through the Appalachian Mountains from North Carolina and Tennessee and through Kentucky.
Warren Edward Buffett was born on Aug to his father Howard, a stockbroker-turned-Congressman. The only boy, he was the second of three children, and displayed an amazing aptitude for both money and business at a very early age.
David Boyd (born 6 February 1988 [Age: 33 years]) is a well-known musician, singer, dancer, actor, performer, and social media personality from Denmark.He became popular in Denmark and America for his melodious vocal tone.
Talani Rabb-Diggs began modeling doing fashion shows and acting on-stage in musicals at the age of 10. She signed with the Ford Model Agency at the age of 16. Talani has traveled the world, modeling, gracing magazines from Europe to Africa. Today she is married to The RZA of Wu-Tang Clan.
Singer Monica Akihary and guitarist Niels Brouwer, the beating heart of Boi Akih, have been finding the common ground in Indonesian, Indian, African and European music traditions since the late 1990s.
William III, stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1672–1702) and king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702), reigning jointly with Queen Mary II (until her death in 1694). He directed the European opposition to Louis XIV and, in Britain, secured the triumph of Protestantism.
This show features a previous contestant from The Bachelorette, a winemaker and owner of Envolve wines, from Sonoma, California, 29-year-old Ben Flajnik, who finished runner-up in the seventh season of the show featuring Ashley Hebert. This season returns with 25 women featured in the competition, excluding a senior citizen.
Charlie Sheen is an American actor who became equally famous for his work in such films as Platoon (1986) and Major League (1989) and the television series Two and a Half Men (2003–11) and Anger Management (2012–14) as for various controversies involving his personal life and public statements.
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American pilots in U.S. military service, and the only ones in World War II. They became known as the Tuskegee Airmen because all of them received their primary, basic, and advanced pilot training near the city of Tuskegee, Macon County. The term has come to be applied not only to the almost 1,000.
Actor, producer, writer, and director Vin Diesel was born Mark Vincent in New York City on July 18, 1967. His father taught theatre, while his mother was a psychologist and astrologist.
Laurence Van Cott Niven (Larry Niven) was born in Los Angeles on Ap, to a lawyer, Waldemar Van Cott Niven and Lucy Estelle (nee Doheny) Niven. He was educated near Beverly Hills and.
Simon Ponsonby is an international author, speaker and theologian based at St. Aldate’s Oxford. He is Dean of Studies at the Oxford Centre for Church Growth and an Associate Tutor at Wycliffe Hall. He became an evangelist, street preacher and church planter at the age of 21, before studying for ordination.
Joseph Brant (born 1742, on the banks of the Ohio River—died Novem, near Brantford, Ontario, Canada) was a Mohawk Indian chief who served not only as a spokesman for his people but also as a Christian missionary and a British military officer during the American Revolution (1775–83).
Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born on Octo in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the youngest of four children. His father, James Chester Reynolds, was a food wholesaler, and his mother, Tamara Lee "Tammy" (Stewart), worked as a retail-store saleswoman. He has Irish and Scottish ancestry.
Randolph Churchill was a British journalist, writer, politician, and the son of former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, achievements, etc.
Musician who is known for blending harmony, as well as singing, rapping, and country. His songs include "On Me," "Rodeo," and "Redneck Romeo." He has amassed more than 340,000 subscribers on his Anthony BeastMode YouTube channel. In the year 2017, he survived a shooting in Missouri. His albums include Missouri Made, Rebel Family, and TakeOver.
Lena Zavaroni. Actress: Morecambe and Wise at the BBC. Lena Zavaroni was born on the 4th of November in the town of Rothesay, on the Isle of Bute, just off the West coast of Scotland.
Discover the lives of remarkable individuals through the best biographies, chosen from a wide array of reputable literary sources and biography enthusiasts. These compelling reads offer intimate portraits and have earned accolades across numerous literary discussions.
Andy Warhol was an American artist, producer, and director. He revolutionized art in the United States of America during the 20th century. While the world was already familiar with art forms, such as painting, Andy introduced a new concept named ‘Pop Art.’.
Considered by many to be one of the finest filmmakers the world has ever seen, Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami‘s works have inspired multiple generations of young students and aspiring directors. Through his poetic masterpieces, Kiarostami conducted striking existential examinations of life that transcended the limitations of the cinematic.
Luanne Rice is the New York Times bestselling author of 33 novels that have been translated into 24 languages. The author of The Lemon Orchard, Dream Country, The Secret Language of Sisters and others, Rice’s books often center on love, family, nature and the sea.
Armistead Maupin emerged as an author of note in the mid-1970s, earning a reputation for dismantling binary oppositions constructed within the framework of restrictive cultural norms: straight/queer, conservative/liberal, and puritanical/permissive, to name a few.
Dorner was waiting at the curb beside his parked truck. He opened fire with his assault rifle, riddling the patrol car with.223-caliber rounds. The officers ducked. They tried to fire back with their handguns, futilely. Dorner was about 100 feet away, with firepower that vastly overwhelmed them.
Jason Donovan became one of the biggest heartthrobs of the 1980s when he joined the cast of Neighbours as Scott Robinson. He quickly forged a successful music career, alongside his on-screen partner and former girlfriend Kylie Minogue, and over the next few decades has continued to entertain fans around the world as a singer, TV presenter and actor.
Born on Septem, Shep Rose is the son of Frances Rose and William Rose. Regarding his nationality, he is an American and belongs to the White ethnicity. His birth sign is Libra. He grew up in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina USA along with his siblings; sister, Katherine, and brother, Whitaker.
William Alexander Anderson (Bigfoot) Wallace, soldier and Texas Ranger, the son of Andrew and Jane Ann (Blair) Wallace, was born in Lexington, Virginia, on April 3, 1817. He was descended from Highlanders William Wallace and Robert Bruce, and the clan instinct was strong in him.