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May

Observing 13 Icons for May Comprehensive continental archive with authentic photographs, biographies, and quotes.

All Figures for May (13 results)

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Memorial Anniversary

César Luis Menotti

World Cup-Winning Argentine Football Manager ("El Flaco") & Tactical Ideologue

Argentina Sports

Oct 22, 1938 — May 5, 2024

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Birthday

Évariste Galois

Groundbreaking French Mathematical Prodigy, Father of Galois Theory & Abstract Group Theory Pioneer

France Science

Oct 25, 1811 — May 31, 1832

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Birthday

Henri de Saint-Simon

Claude-Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon

Visionary French Social Philosopher, Pioneer Sociologist & Founder of Saint-Simonianism

France Philosophy

Oct 17, 1760 — May 19, 1825

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Birthday

Kano Jigoro

嘉納治五郎

Educator & Founder of Judo

Japan Sports & Martial Arts

Oct 28, 1860 — May 4, 1938

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Birthday

Leonardo da Vinci

High Renaissance Polymath, Painter & Engineer

Italy Arts

Apr 15, 1452 — May 2, 1519

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Birthday

Luciano Berio

Visionary Italian Avant-Garde Composer, Pioneer of Electroacoustic Music & Musical Modernist

Italy Music

Oct 24, 1925 — May 27, 2003

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Birthday

Niccolò Paganini

Legendary Italian Violin Virtuoso, Composer, Guitarist & Pioneer of Modern Violin Technique

Italy Music

Oct 27, 1782 — May 27, 1840

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Birthday

Noah Webster

Noah Webster Jr.

Pioneer Lexicographer, Educator & Father of American Scholarship

United States Literature

Oct 16, 1758 — May 28, 1843

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Memorial Anniversary

Rashidi Yekini

Nigeria’s All-Time Record Goalscorer, 1993 African Footballer of the Year & World Cup Legend

Nigeria Sports

Oct 23, 1963 — May 4, 2012

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Birthday

Rita Hayworth

Margarita Carmen Cansino ("The Love Goddess")

Iconic Golden Age Hollywood Actress, Dancer, Glamour Legend & Star of Gilda

United States Cinema

Oct 17, 1918 — May 14, 1987

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Birthday

Sir Roger Moore

English Actor & UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

United Kingdom Cinema

1927 — 2017

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Memorial Anniversary

Timothy Leary

Timothy Francis Leary

American Clinical Psychologist, Harvard Researcher & 1960s Counterculture Icon

United States Philosophy

Oct 22, 1920 — May 31, 1996

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Birthday

Tripti Mitra

তৃপ্তি মিত্র

Doyen of Modern Indian Theatre, Leading Figure of IPTA and Bohurupee & Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow

India Theatre

Oct 25, 1925 — May 24, 1989

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