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Biographies: October 29
President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf stands at a podium speaking, wearing a green patterned dress and matching headwrap, with an IISS backdrop behind her.
Featured Biography Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Born this day in 1938, Liberian politician and economist Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first woman to be voted head of state of an African country, and she later won the Nobel Prize for Peace for her work on women’s rights.

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Burnett, Frances Hodgson
November 24, 1849 — October 29, 1924
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett was an American playwright and author who...
Gustav V
June 16, 1858 — October 29, 1950
Gustav V
Gustav V was the king of Sweden from 1907 to 1950. The eldest son...
James Boswell.
October 29, 1740 — May 19, 1795
James Boswell
James Boswell was a friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson (Life...
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May 1, 1924 — October 29, 1995
Terry Southern
Terry Southern was an American writer known for his satirical novels...
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert.
November 17, 1717 — October 29, 1783
Jean Le Rond d’Alembert
Jean Le Rond d’Alembert was a French mathematician, philosopher, and...
Zoot Sims, from the cover of One to Blow On, originally released by Biograph in 1979 from recordings made in 1958.
October 29, 1925 — March 23, 1985
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his exuberance,...
Necmettin Erbakan
October 29, 1926 — February 27, 2011
Necmettin Erbakan
Necmettin Erbakan was a Turkish politician whose tenure as the first...
Elliotson, detail of a lithograph
October 29, 1791 — July 29, 1868
John Elliotson
John Elliotson was an English physician who advocated the use of hypnosis...