March 17, 1777 — October 12, 1864

Roger B. Taney

Roger B. Taney was the fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court of...

December 4, 1865 — October 12, 1915

Edith Cavell

Edith Cavell was an English nurse who became a popular heroine of...

January 6, 1880 — October 12, 1940

Tom Mix

Tom Mix was an American film actor, a celebrated star of western cowboy...

1797 — October 12, 1858

Hiroshige

Hiroshige was a Japanese artist, one of the last great ukiyo-e (“pictures...

July 31, 1527 — October 12, 1576

Maximilian II

Maximilian II was the Holy Roman emperor from 1564, whose liberal...

October 16, 1803 — October 12, 1859

Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson was an outstanding English Victorian civil engineer...

October 12, 1891 — December 16, 1945

Konoe Fumimaro

Konoe Fumimaro was a political leader and prime minister of Japan...

October 12, 1939 — March 6, 2019

Carolee Schneemann

Carolee Schneemann was an American multimedia artist whose feminist...