Djedkare Isesi
Djedkare Isesi was a pharaoh, the eighth and penultimate ruler of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt in the late 25th ...
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William Walton
Sir William Turner Walton OM was an English composer. His best-known works include Façade, the cantata Belshazzar’s Feast, the Viola ...
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Georges Vézina
Joseph Georges Gonzague Vézina (January 21, 1887 – March 27, 1926) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in ...
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Diocletian
Diocletian was a Roman emperor from 284 to 305. His reign stabilized the empire and marks the end of the ...
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Hedley Verity
Hedley Verity: A Legendary Slow Left-Arm Bowler Imagine a cricketer who, with his slow left-arm bowling, could turn the tide ...
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Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner: A Musical Revolution ‘Is there a composer who has ever left such an indelible mark on the ...
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David I of Scotland
David I or Dauíd mac Maíl Choluim Chaluim; c. 1084 – 24 May 1153) was a 12th-century ruler. He was Prince ...
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Morihei Ueshiba
Morihei Ueshiba was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the martial art of aikido. He served in the Japanese ...
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Cosima Wagner
Cosima Wagner was the daughter of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt and Marie d’Agoult. In 1863 Cosima began ...
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