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Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler[ a] (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, [ c] becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934.
Abraham Lincoln ( / ˈlɪŋkən / LINK-ən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. (commonly known as Prince) was born on February 13, 1997. His sister Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson was born on April 3, 1998. [234] Jackson and Rowe divorced in 2000, Rowe conceded custody of the children, with an $8 million settlement (equivalent to $14.6 million in 2023). [235]
William Shakespeare ( c. 23 [ a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [ b] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [ 4][ 5][ 6] He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon " (or simply "the Bard").
Galileo was born in Pisa (then part of the Duchy of Florence) on 15 February 1564, [15] the first of six children of Vincenzo Galilei, a lutenist, composer, and music theorist, and Giulia Ammannati, who had married in 1562.
Ludwig van Beethoven[ n 1 ] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.
Winston's brother, Jack, was born there in 1880. [9] For much of the 1880s, Randolph and Jennie were effectively estranged, [10] and the brothers cared for by their nanny, Elizabeth Everest. [11] When she died in 1895, Churchill wrote "she had been my dearest and most intimate friend during the whole of the twenty years I had lived". [12]
John Lennon. John Winston Ono Lennon[ nb 1] (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. His work included music, writing, drawings and film. His songwriting partnership with Paul ...