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Benito Mussolini

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From today onwards we are all Italians and nothing but Italians. Now that steel has met steel, one single cry comes from our hearts—Viva l’Italia!

Benito Mussolini

Born this day in 1883, Benito Mussolini was the first of 20th-century Europe’s fascist dictators, assuming absolute power of Italy in 1922, and his harsh rule and involvement in World War II led to his death in 1945.

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February 17, 1890 — July 29, 1962

Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher

Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher was a British statistician and geneticist...

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July 29, 1950 —

Jenny Holzer is an American installation and conceptual artist who...

Diana Vreeland

July 29, 1903 — August 22, 1989

Diana Vreeland was an American editor and fashion expert whose dramatic...

Umberto I, detail of a portrait by Antonio Piccinni

March 14, 1844 — July 29, 1900

Umberto I was the duke of Savoy and king of Italy who led his country...

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c.995 — July 29, 1030

Olaf II Haraldsson

Olaf II Haraldsson ; feast day July 29) was the first effective king...

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November 26, 1837 — July 29, 1898

John Newlands was an English chemist whose “law of octaves” noted...

Philip I

1052 — July 29, 1108 or July 30, 1108

Philip I was the king of France (1059–1108) who came to the throne...

Selim III

December 24, 1761 — July 29, 1808

Selim III was an Ottoman sultan from 1789 to 1807, who undertook a...