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Charlie Kirk

American conservative activist who co-founded Turning Point USA at 18 and became a leading pro-Trump voice before his killing in 2025

Did you know? He became the youngest person to speak at the Republican National Convention when he addressed the event at the age of twenty-two.

Charles James Kirk (October 14, 1993 – September 10, 2025) was an American right-wing political activist, entrepreneur, and media personality. He co‑founded the conservative student organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in 2012 and served as its executive director until his assassination in 2025.

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Ahmed Musa

Nigerian international footballer and record-breaking World Cup goalscorer

Did you know? He holds the record for the most appearances for the Nigeria national team, having played in three different World Cup tournaments.

Ahmed Musa (born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Nigeria Premier Football League club Kano Pillars. Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup match, after scoring twice against Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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Elena Dementieva

Olympic gold medal-winning professional tennis player from Russia

Did you know? She achieved a successful career in professional sports despite being diagnosed with a heart condition as a young child.

Elena Viacheslavovna Dementieva (Russian: Еле́на Вячесла́вовна Деме́нтьева,; born 15 October 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No.

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Cansu Dere

Former Miss Turkey who became one of the country's leading television actresses in the dramas Sıla, Ezel and Anne

Did you know? She studied archaeology at Istanbul University before turning to acting.

Cansu Dere (born 14 October 1980, Ankara) is a Turkish actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Turkey Universe 2000.

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Usher

Multi-platinum American R&B singer, songwriter and dancer

Did you know? He rose to fame as a teenager and later became a part-owner of the NBA team the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Usher released his self-titled debut album in 1994, at 15.

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George Floyd

American man whose death sparked global protests against police brutality

Did you know? He was a talented athlete in his youth and later became a respected figure in the Houston hip-hop scene as a rapper.

George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African American man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd had used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill.

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Mordechai Vanunu

Mordechai Vanunu (Hebrew: מרדכי ואנונו; Hebrew pronunciation:; Arabic: مردخاي فعنونو; Arabic pronunciation:; born 14 October 1952), also known as John Crossman, is an Israeli former nuclear technician and peace activist who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction, revealed details of Israel's nuclear…

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Mohammad Khatami

Reformist cleric who served as President of Iran from 1997 to 2005 and called for a dialogue among civilisations

Did you know? He campaigned on a platform of 'Dialogue Among Civilisations,' which was later adopted by the United Nations as an official theme.

Mohammad Khatami (Persian: محمد خاتمی, romanized: Mohammad Xâtami; born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to 1992.

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Cliff Richard

British pop singer with hits spanning several decades

Did you know? He was the first rock star to be knighted, receiving the honour for his charity work and contributions to music.

Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and, as of 2026, is the third-top-selling artist in UK singles chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

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Farah Pahlavi

Last Empress of Iran and widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Did you know? She was a significant patron of the arts and helped build a collection of modern Western masterpieces that remains in Tehran today.

Farah Pahlavi (Persian: فرح پهلوی; née Diba; born 14 October 1938) is a member of the Pahlavi dynasty. She is the last queen and empress (شهبانو, Shahbânu) of Iran, and is the third wife and widow of the last shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

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Mobutu Sese Seko

Long-term military dictator and President of Zaire

Did you know? He was well known for his signature leopard-skin hat and for always carrying a wooden cane topped with a carved eagle.

Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa za Banga ( mə-BOO-too SESS-ay SEK-oh; born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the first and only president of Zaire from…

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Roger Moore

English actor best known for playing James Bond

Did you know? He was a dedicated humanitarian and was knighted for his long-term work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor.

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Raymond Davis Jr.

Nobel Prize-winning chemist who detected solar neutrinos

Did you know? To catch elusive particles from the Sun, he built a massive detector deep inside a gold mine.

Raymond Davis Jr. (October 14, 1914 – May 31, 2006) was an American chemist and physicist.

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Le Duc Tho

Vietnamese diplomat who negotiated the Paris Peace Accords

Did you know? He remains the only person to ever decline the Nobel Peace Prize, stating that true peace had not yet been established in Vietnam.

Lê Đức Thọ (Vietnamese:; 14 October 1911 – 13 October 1990), born Phan Đình Khải in Nam Dinh Province, was a Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and politician. He was the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1973, but refused the award.

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Hannah Arendt

German-American political theorist of The Origins of Totalitarianism who coined the phrase the banality of evil

Did you know? She coined the phrase "the banality of evil" while reporting on the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem.

Hannah Arendt (born Johanna Arendt; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German and American historian and philosopher. She was one of the most influential political theorists of the twentieth century.

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E. E. Cummings

Influential American poet known for unconventional punctuation and typography

Did you know? During the First World War, he was wrongly imprisoned in France for several months on suspicion of espionage and anti-war sentiments.

Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), commonly known as e e cummings or E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright.

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Heinrich Lübke

Former President of West Germany from 1959 to 1969

Did you know? Before his presidency, he was a trained surveyor and worked on large-scale land improvement and drainage projects across Germany.

Karl Heinrich Lübke (German:; 14 October 1894 – 6 April 1972) was a German politician, who served as president of West Germany from 1959 to 1969. He suffered from deteriorating health towards the end of his career and is known for a series of embarrassing incidents that may have resulted from his health issues.

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Lillian Gish

Pioneering silent film actress called the First Lady of American Cinema

Did you know? Her career lasted for seventy-five years, stretching from the earliest silent movies to the late 1980s.

Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American actress best known for her work in movies of the silent era. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Supreme Allied Commander who planned the D-Day landings and later served two terms as the 34th US President

Did you know? He was a keen amateur painter who produced hundreds of oil paintings, mostly landscapes and portraits, during his retirement.

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961.

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Katherine Mansfield

Modernist writer celebrated for her short stories and poetry

Did you know? She was a close friend and rival of Virginia Woolf, who once admitted that Mansfield was the only writer she was jealous of.

Kathleen Mansfield Murry (née Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a New Zealand writer and critic who was an important figure in the modernist movement. Her works are celebrated across the world and have been published in 25 languages.

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Éamon de Valera

Irish statesman who served as Taoiseach and President of Ireland

Did you know? Born in New York, he avoided execution after the Easter Rising partly because of his American citizenship and international pressure on the British government.

Éamon de Valera (14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was an Irish statesman. He served as the president of Ireland from 1959 to 1973, and three terms as head of government.

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Andrei Bely

Russian author and poet known for the symbolist novel Petersburg

Did you know? Vladimir Nabokov ranked his masterpiece, Petersburg, as one of the four greatest works of twentieth-century prose.

Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev (Russian: Бори́с Никола́евич Буга́ев, IPA:; 26 October 1880 – 8 January 1934), better known by the pen name Andrei Bely or Biely, was a Russian and Soviet novelist, Symbolist poet, theorist and literary critic. He was a committed anthroposophist and follower of Rudolf Steiner.

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Jules Rimet

French football administrator and longest-serving President of FIFA

Did you know? He was the driving force behind the creation of the World Cup, and the original trophy was named in his honour.

Jules Ernest Séraphin Valentin Rimet (French:; 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd president of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years.

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Ferdinand VII of Spain

Twice King of Spain during the early nineteenth century

Did you know? Although initially welcomed as a reformer, he became known for his absolute rule and the restoration of the Inquisition.

Ferdinand VII (Spanish: Fernando VII; 14 October 1784 – 29 September 1833) was King of Spain and the Indies during the early 19th century, and king of the Spains during the Spanish liberal period.

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