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Wolfgang Mozart
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- Famous Lefties
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Pianists
Wolfgang Mozart
Songwriter, Pianist / 1756 - 1791
A prolific artist, Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music.
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Richard Speck
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- Spree Killers
- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous People Named Richard
Richard Speck
Serial Killer / 1941 - 1991
In 1966, Richard Speck committed one of the most horrifying mass murders in American history when he brutalized and killed eight student nurses living on Chicago's South Side.
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Claude Monet
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- Impressionists Painters
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Painters
Claude Monet
Painter / 1840 - 1926
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.
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Phillis Wheatley
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- Famous Black Writers
- Famous Poets
- Famous People Who Died on December 5
Phillis Wheatley
Poet / 1753 - 1784
In the late 18th century, slave poet Phillis Wheatley impressed everyone she met, proving to the world that the color of one's skin does not indicate one's intellect.
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Alexandre Dumas
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- Famous Leos
- Famous Playwrights
- Famous Fiction Authors
Alexandre Dumas
Journalist, Author, Playwright / 1802 - 1870
Alexandre Dumas was a 19th-century French novelist and playwright whose best known works are The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.
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Oscar Niemeyer
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- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Architects
- Famous People Named Oscar
Oscar Niemeyer
Architect / 1907 - 2012
The work of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer demonstrates his appreciation for free-flowing design. Examples include the Contemporary Art Museum in Niterói.
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