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Famous People Who Died on April 27
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Ferdinand Magellan
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- Famous Explorers
- Famous People Named Ferdinand
- Famous Portuguese People
Ferdinand Magellan
Explorer / 1480 - 1521
While in the service of Spain, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first European voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the globe.
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Edward R. Murrow
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- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
- Famous Taureans
- Famous News Anchors
Edward R. Murrow
Radio Personality, News Anchor, Journalist / 1908 - 1965
American radio and television news broadcaster Edward R. Murrow gave eyewitness reports of WWII for CBS and helped develop journalism for mass media.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Geminis
- Famous Philosophers
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Philosopher, Journalist, Poet / 1803 - 1882
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American Transcendentalist poet, philosopher and essayist during the 19th century. One of his best-known essays is "Self-Reliance.”
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Kwame Nkrumah
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- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Prime Ministers
- Famous People Born in 1909
Kwame Nkrumah
World Leader, Prime Minister / 1909 - 1972
Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian nationalist leader who led the Gold Coast's independence from Britain and presided over its emergence as the new nation of Ghana -
Antonio Gramsci
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Linguists
- Famous Aquarians
Antonio Gramsci
Linguist, Philosopher, Political Leader, Journalist / 1891 - 1937
Antonio Gramsci was an Italian Communist Party leader. He was arrested for speaking out against fascism and wrote his Prison Notebooks before dying in jail.
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Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen
Songwriter / 1908 - 1992
French organist Olivier Messiaen created works inspired by Roman Catholic theology. Even when captured in World War II, he continued to compose.
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profile name: Ralph Waldo Emerson profile occupation: Philosopher, Journalist, Poet
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profile name: Kwame Nkrumah profile occupation: World Leader, Prime Minister
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profile name: Edward R. Murrow profile occupation: Radio Personality, News Anchor, Journalist
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profile name: Antonio Gramsci profile occupation: Linguist, Philosopher, Political Leader, Journalist
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profile name: Olivier Messiaen profile occupation: Songwriter
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