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Winston Churchill

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We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields, and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!

Winston Churchill to the House of Commons, 1940

British statesman, orator, and author Winston Churchill, who as prime minister (1940–45, 1951–55) rallied the British people during World War II , died this day in 1965.

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January 24, 1776 — June 25, 1822

E.T.A. Hoffmann

E.T.A. Hoffmann was a German writer, composer, and painter known for...

William Congreve, oil painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1709; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

January 24, 1670 — January 19, 1729

William Congreve

William Congreve was an English dramatist who shaped the English comedy...

Hermann Ebbinghaus.

January 24, 1850 — February 26, 1909

Hermann Ebbinghaus

Hermann Ebbinghaus was a German psychologist who pioneered in the...

Maria Tallchief

January 24, 1925 — April 11, 2013

Maria Tallchief

Maria Tallchief was a ballet dancer whose exquisite technique was...

Pierre Beaumarchais, oil painting by Jean-Marc Nattier.

January 24, 1732 — May 18, 1799

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French author of two outstanding...

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January 24, 1898 — May 22, 1946

Karl Hermann Frank

Karl Hermann Frank was a German Nazi of the Sudetenland who became...

Wolff, Christian, freiherr von

January 24, 1679 — April 9, 1754

Christian, baron von Wolff

Christian, baron von Wolff was a philosopher, mathematician, and scientist...

Motherwell, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1959

January 24, 1915 — July 16, 1991

Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell was an American painter, one of the founders and...