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Mahatma Gandhi
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- Oscar-Winning Portrayals
- Famous Libras
- Famous Antiwar Activists
Mahatma Gandhi
Anti-War Activist / 1869 - 1948
Mahatmas Gandhi was the primary leader of India's independence movement and also the architect of a form of civil disobedience that would influence the world.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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- Famous Arians
- Famous Military Leaders
- Famous Generals
Emilio Aguinaldo
General, World Leader / 1869 - 1964
Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo led his country to achieve independence after fighting off both the Spanish and the Americans.
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Henri Matisse
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- Famous Painters
- Famous Sculptors
Henri Matisse
Painter, Sculptor / 1869 - 1954
Henri Matisse was a revolutionary and influential artist of the early 20th century, best known for the expressive color and form of his Fauvist style.
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Rasputin
Rasputin
Religious Leader / 1869 - 1916
Rasputin is best known for his role as a mystical adviser in the court of Czar Nicholas II of Russia.
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Neville Chamberlain
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- Famous Lookalikes
- Famous Pisceans
- Famous Mayors
Neville Chamberlain
Mayor, Prime Minister, Government Official / 1869 - 1940
Neville Chamberlain was the British Prime Minister as England entered World War II. He is known for his policy of "appeasement" towards Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany.
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Emma Goldman
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- Oscar-Winning Portrayals
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Activists
Emma Goldman
Activist, Writer / 1869 - 1940
Anarchist and activist Emma Goldman was a fiery (sometimes violent) advocate for peace, free love and birth control in the 1910s.
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