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Charles de Gaulle

Featured Biography Charles de Gaulle

Since those whose duty it was to wield the sword of France have let it fall shattered to the ground, I have taken up the broken blade.

Charles de Gaulle, 1940

Soldier, writer, and statesman Charles de Gaulle, born this day in 1890, commanded the Free French Forces during World War II and was France’s first leader after the war and the architect of the Fifth Republic.

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Sultan Ahmed Cami

April 18, 1590 — November 22, 1617

Ahmed I was an Ottoman sultan from 1603 to 1617, whose authority was...

John Hanson, portrait by an unknown artist

April 13, 1721 — November 22, 1783

John Hanson was an American Revolutionary leader and president under...

René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle

November 22, 1643 — March 19, 1687

René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle

René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle was a French explorer in North...

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March 5, 1938 — November 22, 2011

Lynn Margulis was an American biologist whose serial endosymbiotic...

Arthur Stanley Eddington.

December 28, 1882 — November 22, 1944

Arthur Eddington

Arthur Eddington was an English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician...

Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich.

November 22, 1893 — July 25, 1991

Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich

Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich was a Soviet Communist Party leader and...

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November 22, 1962 —

Sumi Jo is a South Korean soprano known for her light, expressive...

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November 22, 1901 — July 6, 1999

Joaquín Rodrigo

Joaquín Rodrigo was one of the leading Spanish composers of the 20th...