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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William Pitt the Elder, also known as the 1st Earl of Chatham, was a towering figure in 18th-century British politics,…
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Dennis Lee Hopper, a prolific American actor, director, and artist, was born in Dodge City, Kansas on May 17, 1936.…
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Leonardo da Vinci, the quintessential Renaissance man, was born on April 15, 1452, in Anchiano, a small village near Vinci…
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Doris Day, born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, embarked on her career as a…
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Andreas Nikolaus Lauda, known to the world as Niki Lauda was born in Vienna on 22 Feb 1949 into a…
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Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica on 15 August 1769 which came under French…
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“Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.” – Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna da Silva was…
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“I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God’s will.”…
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“Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.” – Mary Pickford The actress and…
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“The best revenge is massive success” – Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra, born 12 December 1915 is possibly the most famous…
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“My desire was not to pass any island without taking possession, so that, one having been taken, the same may…
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“I have ways of making money that you know nothing of” – John D. Rockefeller For a man who was…
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