Famous Birthdays in September

Leo Tolstoy

Russian novelist who wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina and later became an influential advocate of non-violence

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой, IPA:; 9 September 1828 – 20 November 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.

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Serena Williams

American tennis champion who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open era, and four Olympic gold medals

Tennis champion who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era.

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Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist who wrote Don Quixote, the tale of a deluded knight and his squire, often called the first modern novel

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( sur-VAN-teez, -⁠tiz; Spanish:; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616) was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists.

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Christopher Columbus

Genoese explorer whose voyages for Spain from 1492 reached the Americas and opened the way to European colonisation

Christopher Columbus (between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

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Marco Polo

Venetian merchant whose account of his travels to China and the court of Kublai Khan fascinated medieval Europe

Marco Polo (c. 1254 – 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo (also known as Book of the Marvels of the World and Il Milione, c.

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Agatha Christie

English crime novelist who created Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple and became the best-selling fiction writer of all time

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan, Lady Mallowan (née Miller, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), usually known by her first married name, Agatha Christie, was an English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot…

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Elizabeth I of England

Last Tudor monarch, who reigned over England for 44 years, saw off the Spanish Armada and presided over a golden age of culture

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor.

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Sung Jae-gi

South Korean men's rights activist who founded the group Man of Korea and died in a protest stunt in 2013

Sung Jae-gi (Korean: 성재기;; September 11, 1967 – July 26, 2013) was a South Korean men's rights activist. Sung was the leader of various masculinist and anti-feminist organizations, including the Association of Anti-Feminism and Male Liberation, Association for the Abolition of the Ministry of Women, and Man of Korea.

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