James Mitchell Ashley was best known as a U.S. congressman and abolitionist who laid the foundation to pass the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery.
1824-1896
Sir Frederick Grant Banting was a Canadian scientist and doctor, whose research led to the discovery of insulin to treat diabetic patients.
1891-1941
1936-2007
Hussein bin Talal served as king of Jordan from 1953 to 1999. He helped guide his country into the modern era.
1935-1999
1906-1985
For nearly four decades, American composer Aaron Copland achieved a distinctive musical characterization of American themes in an expressive modern style.
1900-1990
Mamie Eisenhower was first lady of the United States when her husband, Dwight Eisenhower, was president from 1953 to 1961.
1896-1979
American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton is best know for developing the first successful steamboat and the world's first steam warship.
1765-1815
1908-1957
Claude Monet was a famous French painter whose work gave a name to the art movement Impressionism which was concerned with capturing light and natural forms.
1840-1926
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi’s father, was a leader of India’s nationalist movement and became India’s first prime minister after its independence.
1889-1964
1904-1963
Prince Charles is the oldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and is the heir apparent to the British throne.
1948-
Condoleezza Rice is the first black woman to serve as the United States' national security adviser, as well as the first black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State (2005-09).
1954-
Curt Schilling was a major league baseball pitcher, who helped the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox to World Series victories.
1966-
Sherwood Schwartz created two of television's most enduring comedies: Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch.
1916-2001