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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Anwar al-Awlaki
Religion
22-Apr-1971 30-Sep-2011 Yemeni video cleric, AQAP
Tsar Alexander II
Royalty
17-Apr-1818 13-Mar-1881 Tsar of Russia, 1855-81
Benigno Aquino
Politician
27-Nov-1932 21-Aug-1983 Philippine opposition leader
Arius
Religion
256 AD 336 AD Founder of the Christian doctrine of Arianism
Aurelian
Royalty
c. 214 AD 275 AD Roman Emperor, 270-75 AD
Abdullah Azzam
Educator
1941 24-Nov-1989 Gatekeeper of the Jihad
Hassan al-Banna
Activist
14-Oct-1906 12-Feb-1949 Founder of The Muslim Brotherhood
Thomas Becket
Religion
c. 1118 29-Dec-1170 Archbishop of Canterbury, 1162-70
Benazir Bhutto
Head of State
21-Jun-1953 27-Dec-2007 Former prime minister of Pakistan
Julius Caesar
Head of State
13-Jul-100 BC 15-Mar-44 BC Roman Dictator 45 BC until 44 BC
Caligula
Royalty
31-Aug-12 AD 24-Jan-41 AD Roman Emperor, 37-41 AD
Carinus
Royalty
? 285 AD Roman Emperor, 283-85 AD
Venustiano Carranza
Head of State
29-Dec-1859 21-May-1920 President of Mexico, 1917-20
Carus
Royalty
? 283 AD Roman Emperor, 282-83
Anton J. Cermak
Politician
9-May-1873 6-Mar-1933 Mayor of Chicago, assassinated in office
Clarence 13X
Religion
21-Feb-1928 13-Jun-1969 Nation of Gods and Earths
Michael Collins
Activist
16-Oct-1890 22-Aug-1922 Irish Nationalist, spymaster
Rodger P. Davies
Diplomat
7-May-1921 19-Aug-1974 US Ambassador to Cyprus, 1974
Dion
Royalty
408 BC 353 BC Tyrant of Syracuse
Samuel Doe
Head of State
6-May-1951 9-Sep-1990 President of Liberia, 1980-90
Engelbert Dollfuss
Head of State
4-Oct-1892 25-Jul-1934 Austrian Chancellor murdered by Nazis
Dzhokhar Dudayev
Military
15-Apr-1944 21-Apr-1996 Head of the Chechen rebellion
Edward the Martyr
Royalty
c. 962 AD 18-Mar-978 AD King of England 975-78 AD
Alois Estermann
Government
29-Oct-1954 4-May-1998 Swiss Guard, murdered
King Faisal
Royalty
1904 25-Mar-1975 King of Saudi Arabia, 1964-75
Franz Ferdinand
Royalty
18-Dec-1863 28-Jun-1914 Assassination touched off WWI
Pim Fortuyn
Government
19-Feb-1948 6-May-2002 Assassinated Dutch parliamentary candidate
Galba
Royalty
24-Dec-3 BC 15-Jan-69 AD Roman Emperor, 68-69 AD
Indira Gandhi
Head of State
19-Nov-1917 31-Oct-1984 First Female Prime Minister of India
Mahatma Gandhi
Activist
2-Oct-1869 30-Jan-1948 Proselytizer of nonviolence
Rajiv Gandhi
Head of State
20-Aug-1944 21-May-1991 Prime Minister of India 1984-9
James Garfield
Head of State
19-Nov-1831 19-Sep-1881 20th US President, 1881
George I
Royalty
24-Dec-1845 18-Mar-1913 King of Greece, 1863-1913
William J. Goebel
Politician
4-Jan-1856 3-Feb-1900 Kentucky Governor, assassinated
Theo Van Gogh
Film Director
23-Jul-1957 2-Nov-2004 Controversial Director of Submission
Maxim Gorky
Playwright
28-Mar-1868 17-Jun-1936 The Lower Depths
Gratian
Royalty
18-Apr-359 AD 25-Aug-383 AD Western Roman Emperor, 375-83 AD
Fred Hampton, Sr.
Activist
30-Aug-1948 4-Dec-1969 Black Panther leader assassinated by police
Rafik Hariri
Head of State
1-Nov-1944 14-Feb-2005 Billionaire, Lebanese Prime Minister
Park Chung Hee
Head of State
30-Sep-1917 26-Oct-1979 President of South Korea, 1961-79
Henri III
Royalty
19-Sep-1551 2-Aug-1589 King of France, Poland
Henri IV
Royalty
13-Dec-1553 14-May-1610 King of France, 1589-1610
Reinhard Heydrich
Military
7-Mar-1904 4-Jun-1942 Protector of Bohemia and Moravia
Ito Hirobumi
Government
14-Oct-1841 26-Oct-1909 Began the modernization of Japan
Itcho Ito
Politician
23-Aug-1945 18-Apr-2007 Mayor of Nagasaki, 1995-2007
Jean Jaurès
Politician
3-Sep-1859 31-Jul-1914 French socialist leader
Kamal Jumblatt
Politician
6-Dec-1917 16-Mar-1977 Former Leader of the Druze
Akhmad Kadyrov
Politician
23-Aug-1951 9-May-2004 President of Chechnya
Meir Kahane
Activist
1-Aug-1932 5-Nov-1990 Founder of Jewish Defense League
John F. Kennedy
Head of State
29-May-1917 22-Nov-1963 35th US President, 1961-63
Robert F. Kennedy
Politician
20-Nov-1925 6-Jun-1968 Slain Presidential candidate
Martin Luther King
Activist
15-Jan-1929 4-Apr-1968 Pacifist civil rights activist
Paul Klebnikov
Journalist
3-Jun-1963 9-Jul-2004 Forbes journalist, killed in Moscow
John Lennon
Musician
9-Oct-1940 8-Dec-1980 Beatle
Abraham Lincoln
Head of State
12-Feb-1809 15-Apr-1865 16th US President, 1861-65
Anna Lindh
Government
19-Jun-1957 11-Sep-2003 Swedish Foreign Minister
Huey Long
Politician
30-Aug-1893 10-Sep-1935 Governor and Senator from Louisiana
Francisco Madero
Head of State
30-Oct-1873 22-Feb-1913 El loquito President of Mexico, 1911-13
Malcolm X
Activist
19-May-1925 21-Feb-1965 Nation of Islam
Jean-Paul Marat
Activist
24-May-1743 13-Jul-1793 French revolutionary
Georgi Markov
Victim
1-Mar-1929 11-Sep-1978 Killed with a ricin-tipped umbrella
William McKinley
Head of State
29-Jan-1843 14-Sep-1901 25th US President, 1897-1901
Mehmed the Conqueror
Royalty
29-Mar-1432 3-May-1481 Ottoman Sultan, destroyed Byzantine empire
John Gordon Mein
Diplomat
10-Sep-1913 28-Aug-1968 US Ambassador to Guatemala, 1965-68
Francis E. Meloy, Jr.
Diplomat
28-Mar-1917 16-Jun-1976 US Ambassador to Lebanon, assassinated
Harvey Milk
Politician
22-May-1930 27-Nov-1978 Openly gay SF city supervisor
George Moscone
Politician
24-Nov-1929 27-Nov-1978 Mayor of San Francisco, 1976-78
Lord Mountbatten
Military
25-Jun-1900 27-Aug-1979 Last Viceroy of India
Imad Fayez Mugniyah
Terrorist
7-Dec-1962 12-Feb-2008 Hezbollah International terror wing
Murad I
Royalty
1326 28-Jun-1389 First Ottoman Sultan, 1359-1389
Nicephorus II Phocas
Royalty
912 AD 10-Dec-969 AD Byzantine Emperor, 963-69 AD
Cleo A. Noel, Jr.
Diplomat
6-Aug-1918 2-Mar-1973 US Ambassador to Sudan, 1972-73
Álvaro Obregón
Head of State
19-Feb-1880 17-Jul-1928 President of Mexico, 1920-24
Omar
Royalty
c. 581 AD 3-Nov-644 AD Second Caliph, 634-44
Hamaguchi Osachi
Head of State
1-Apr-1870 26-Aug-1931 Prime Minister of Japan, 1929-31
Lee Harvey Oswald
Assassin
18-Oct-1939 24-Nov-1963 Assassin of John F. Kennedy
Olof Palme
Head of State
30-Jan-1927 28-Feb-1986 Swedish Prime Minister, assassinated
Tsar Paul I
Royalty
1-Oct-1754 24-Mar-1801 Tsar of Russia, 1796-1801
Spencer Perceval
Head of State
1-Nov-1762 11-May-1812 UK Prime Minister, 1809-12
Pertinax
Royalty
1-Aug-126 AD 28-Mar-193 AD Roman Emperor, 193 AD
Tsar Peter III
Royalty
21-Feb-1728 17-Jul-1762 Tsar of Russia, 1762 for six months
Francisco Pizarro
Explorer
c. 1471 26-Jun-1541 Conqueror of the Inca
Jerzy Popieluszko
Activist
23-Sep-1947 19-Oct-1984 Priest murdered by Polish government
Yitzhak Rabin
Head of State
1-Mar-1922 4-Nov-1995 Twice Prime Minister of Israel
Mujibur Rahman
Head of State
17-Mar-1920 15-Aug-1975 President, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Ziaur Rahman
Head of State
19-Jan-1936 30-May-1981 President of Bangladesh, 1977-81
Abdel Aziz Rantisi
Activist
23-Oct-1947 17-Apr-2004 Hamas co-founder
George Rockwell
Activist
9-Mar-1918 25-Aug-1967 Founded American Nazi Party
Leo Ryan
Politician
5-May-1925 18-Nov-1978 Congressman assassinated in Guyana
Anwar Sadat
Head of State
25-Dec-1918 6-Oct-1981 President of Egypt, 1970-81
U Aung San
Government
13-Feb-1915 19-Jul-1947 Secured independence from Britain for Burma
Haile Selassie
Royalty
23-Jul-1892 27-Aug-1975 Last Emperor of Ethiopia
Shaka Zulu
Military
c. 1785 23-Sep-1828 King of the Zulu, 1816-28
Sitting Bull
Military
c. 1831 15-Dec-1890 Warrior Chief of the Sioux
Anastasio Somoza
Head of State
5-Dec-1925 17-Sep-1980 Dictator of Nicaragua
Antonio José de Sucre
Military
3-Feb-1795 4-Jun-1830 South American revolutionary
Tarquinius Priscus
Religion
fl. 6th c. BC fl. 6th c. BC Fifth king of Rome
George Tiller
Doctor
8-Aug-1941 31-May-2009 Late-term abortionist
Leon Trotsky
Activist
26-Oct-1879 21-Aug-1940 Bolshevik exile, murdered by Stalin
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
Head of State
24-Oct-1891 30-May-1961 Dictator of the Dominican Republic
Umberto I
Royalty
14-Mar-1844 29-Jul-1900 King of Italy, 1878-1900
Justo José de Urquiza
Head of State
18-Oct-1801 11-Apr-1870 President of Argentina, 1854-60
Pancho Villa
Military
5-Jun-1878 20-Jul-1923 Revolutionary, invaded United States
Xerxes the Great
Royalty
519 BC 465 BC King of Persia, attempted to invade Greece
Isoroku Yamamoto
Military
4-Apr-1884 18-Apr-1943 Commander of the Japanese Navy
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
Head of State
12-Sep-1952 13-Feb-2004 President of Republic of Chechnya 1996-1997
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin
Religion
18-Dec-1936 21-Mar-2004 Hamas spiritual leader
Emiliano Zapata
Activist
8-Aug-1879 10-Apr-1919 Mexican patriot, revolutionary





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