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Muzoon Almellehan

Muzoon Almellehan (Arabic: مزون المليحان; born 1999) is a Syrian activist and refugee resettled in the United Kingdom. She is known for her work to keep Syrian girls in school, and has been referred to as the "Malala of Syria".

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Kim Jong-hyun

Main vocalist of the K-pop group SHINee and an admired songwriter whose solo albums explored loneliness and hope

Did you know? He wrote songs for other artists, including Lee Hi's Breathe.

Kim Jong-hyun (Korean: 김종현; April 8, 1990 – December 18, 2017), known mononymously as Jonghyun, was a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, radio host, and author under the SM Entertainment label.

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Igor Akinfeev

Russian goalkeeper and long-time captain of CSKA Moscow

Did you know? He once went over ten years without keeping a clean sheet in the Champions League, ending the streak in twenty-seventeen.

Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Акинфеев, IPA:; born 8 April 1986) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and captains Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.

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Chris Kyle

United States Navy SEAL sniper and author of American Sniper

Did you know? He was a professional bronco rider on the rodeo circuit before a severe arm injury ended his career and led him to enlist.

Christopher Scott Kyle (April 8, 1974 – February 2, 2013) was a United States Navy SEAL sniper and author. Kyle served four tours in the Iraq War.

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Andrej Plenković

Prime Minister of Croatia and leader of the Croatian Democratic Union

Did you know? Before entering politics, he was a career diplomat who played a key role in negotiating Croatia's entry into the European Union.

Andrej Plenković (pronounced; born 8 April 1970) is a Croatian politician who has served as prime minister of Croatia since 2016. He is the leader of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), serving since 2016.

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Patricia Arquette

Oscar-winning actress known for the film Boyhood and series Medium

Did you know? She spent twelve years filming the movie Boyhood, which allowed her character to age naturally on screen.

Patricia Arquette ( ar-KET; born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. Known for her roles on film and television, she has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Robin Wright

Actress known for Forrest Gump and the series House of Cards

Did you know? She rose to international fame playing the title role in the cult classic fantasy film The Princess Bride.

Robin Gayle Wright (born April 8, 1966) is an American actress, producer and director. She has received accolades including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for eight Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Grzegorz Lato

Polish striker and the top scorer at the 1974 World Cup

Did you know? He remains the only Polish player to have won the Golden Boot at a World Cup tournament.

Grzegorz Bolesław Lato (Polish pronunciation:; born 8 April 1950) is a Polish former professional football player and manager who played as a winger. He was a member of Poland's golden generation of football players who rose to fame in the 1970s and early 80s.

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Robert Kiyosaki

Author of the personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad

Did you know? He served as a helicopter gunship pilot in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.

Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born April 8, 1947) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and author, known for the Rich Dad Poor Dad series of personal finance books.

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Vivienne Westwood

Influential British fashion designer who pioneered the punk aesthetic

Did you know? Before her fashion career took off, she worked as a primary school teacher and sold jewellery from a stall on Portobello Road.

Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (née Swire; 8 April 1941 – 29 December 2022) was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. In 2022, Sky Arts ranked her the 4th most influential artist in Britain of the past 50 years.

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Kofi Annan

Ghanaian diplomat who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006 and shared the Nobel Peace Prize

Did you know? He was a joint recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in creating a more organised and peaceful world.

Kofi Atta Annan (8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Jacques Brel

Belgian singer-songwriter renowned for his theatrical and poetic chansons

Did you know? Despite his massive success in music, he abandoned his singing career at its peak to become a professional pilot and sailor.

Jacques Romain Georges Brel (French:; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world.

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Ian Douglas Smith

Former Prime Minister who led Rhodesia's white minority government

Did you know? During the Second World War, he served as a fighter pilot and survived two serious plane crashes.

Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian and Zimbabwean politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979.

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Betty Ford

First Lady of the United States and advocate for addiction recovery

Did you know? She was a professional dancer in her youth and performed at Carnegie Hall as part of a modern dance troupe.

Elizabeth Anne Ford (née Bloomer; formerly Warren; April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011) was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of President Gerald Ford. As first lady, she was active in social policy, and set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse.

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Sonja Henie

Three-time Olympic figure skating champion and Hollywood film star

Did you know? She is credited with introducing the short skirt and white boots to women's competitive figure skating.

Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champion (1931–1936).

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Emil Cioran

Romanian philosopher known for his essays on human suffering and boredom

Did you know? He suffered from chronic insomnia for decades, which he claimed directly shaped his bleak and pessimistic philosophical outlook.

Emil Mihai Cioran (Romanian:; French:; 8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher, aphorist, and essayist who published works in both Romanian and French. His work has been noted for its pervasive philosophical pessimism, style, and aphorisms.

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Melvin Calvin

Nobel Prize-winning chemist who discovered the Calvin cycle

Did you know? He used a specific isotope of carbon to map the path that carbon takes through a plant during photosynthesis.

Melvin Ellis Calvin (April 8, 1911 – January 8, 1997) was an American biochemist known for discovering the Calvin cycle along with Andrew Benson and James Bassham. He was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research on the carbon dioxide assimilation in plants".

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John Richard Hicks

British Nobel Prize-winning economist and influential theorist

Did you know? He was the first British person to receive the Nobel Prize in Economics, an honour he shared with Kenneth Arrow in the seventies.

Sir John Richard Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century.

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Mary Pickford

Silent film star and co-founder of the United Artists studio

Did you know? She was the first performer to have her name appear on a cinema marquee and was a founding member of the Academy.

Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), baptised as Gladys Marie Smith, known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian American film actress and producer.

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Albert I of Belgium

King of the Belgians who led his army during World War I

Did you know? An avid mountaineer, he died in a tragic accident while climbing a rock face alone in the Ardennes region.

Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934.

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Edmund Husserl

Philosopher who established the school of phenomenology

Did you know? He was originally a mathematician and only turned to philosophy after attending lectures by Franz Brentano in Vienna.

Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl (Austrian German:; 8 April 1859 – 27 April 1938) was an Austrian and German philosopher and mathematician who established the school of phenomenology. In his early work, he elaborated critiques of historicism and of psychologism in logic based on analyses of intentionality.

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Christian IX of Denmark

King of Denmark known as the Father-in-law of Europe

Did you know? His children married into various European royal houses, making him a common ancestor to current monarchs including King Charles III.

Christian IX (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 15 November 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg.

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Giuseppe Tartini

Italian Baroque composer and virtuoso violinist

Did you know? His most famous work, the Devil's Trill Sonata, was supposedly inspired by a dream in which he heard the Devil playing the violin.

Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 – 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in Pirano in the Republic of Venice (now Piran, Slovenia). Tartini was a prolific composer, composing over a hundred pieces for the violin, the majority of them violin concertos.

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Philip IV of Spain

Spanish monarch who ruled during the height of the Golden Age

Did you know? He was a dedicated patron of the arts and maintained a close, lifelong friendship with his court painter Diego Velázquez.

Philip IV (Spanish: Felipe Domingo Victor de la Cruz de Austria y Austria, Portuguese: Filipe III; 8 April 1605 – 17 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: Rey Planeta), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640.

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