January 14, 1861 — May 16, 1926

Mehmed VI

Mehmed VI was the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, whose forced...

March 21, 1768 — May 16, 1830

Joseph Fourier

Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician, known also as an Egyptologist...

c.1735 — May 16, 1777

Button Gwinnett

Button Gwinnett was an American merchant, patriot, and signer of the...

April 7, 1884 — May 16, 1942

Bronisław Malinowski

Bronisław Malinowski was one of the most important anthropologists...

May 16, 1929 — March 27, 2012

Adrienne Rich

Adrienne Rich was an American poet, scholar, teacher, and critic whose...

May 16, 1821 — December 8, 1894

Pafnuty Chebyshev

Pafnuty Chebyshev was the founder of the St. Petersburg mathematical...

May 16, 1718 — January 9, 1799

Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Maria Gaetana Agnesi was an Italian mathematician and philosopher,...

May 16, 1938 —

Ivan Sutherland

Ivan Sutherland is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist...