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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stands among the most influential literary figures of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Best…

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Salvador Dali

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech was born on 11 May 1904 in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. He would become…

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Malcolm X

Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on 19 May 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. He became one of the most influential…

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Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria, one of the most enduring and influential monarchs in British history, was born Alexandrina Victoria on 24 May…

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Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper, one of the most iconic stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, was born Frank James Cooper on 7 May…

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Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great, born Sophia Augusta Frederica von Anhalt-Zerbst on May 2nd, 1729, in Stettin, Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland), was…

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John Stuart

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, was a notable British statesman whose political career significantly impacted 18th-century Britain. Born on…

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William Cavendish

William Cavendish, the 4th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent figure in British politics during the mid-18th century. His political…

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often called JFK, was born on 29 May 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts, to a wealthy and politically…

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Karl Marx

Karl Marx, a name synonymous with revolution and socialist thought, was born on May 5th, 1818, in Trier, Prussia, present-day…

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Born 31 May 1443: Lady Margaret Beaufort

Lady Margaret Beaufort, a powerful figure during the Wars of the Roses and matriarch of the Tudor dynasty, was born…

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Born 30 May 1908: Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc, the man behind countless iconic cartoon characters, was born Melvin Jerome Blanc on May 30th, 1908, in San…

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Born 29 May 1917: John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to as JFK, was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts. The second-youngest person…

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Born 28 May 1759: William Pitt the Younger

William Pitt, the Younger, a dominant figure in British politics, was born on May 28th, 1759, at Hayes Place in…

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Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale.  A name synonymous with compassion and healthcare reform, revolutionised the field of nursing during the 19th century.  Often…

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Born 27 May 1923: Henry Kissinger

Henry Alfred Kissinger, a German-born American diplomat and political scientist, was pivotal in shaping US foreign policy during the Cold…

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