Literature · 1830–1930

Mary Harris Jones

Influential American labour leader known as Mother Jones

Did you know?After losing her family and business, she dedicated her life to unions and was once called the most dangerous woman in America.

Mary G. Harris Jones (baptized August 1, 1837 – November 30, 1930), known as Mother Jones from 1897 onward, was an American labor organizer, schoolteacher, and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist.

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Born: May 1, 1830 · Cork, Ireland
Died: November 30, 1930
Nationality: American
Known for: Literature

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1769–1852

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), was a British Army officer and statesman. A leading figure in early-19th-century British politics, Wellesley served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.

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1852–1934

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Santiago Ramón y Cajal (Spanish:; 1 May 1852 – 17 October 1934) was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specialising in neuroanatomy, and the central nervous system. He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906.

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1672–1719

Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was a British writer and politician. He was the eldest son of Lancelot Addison.

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Leonardo Bonucci

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1881–1955

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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1889–1945

Adolf Hitler

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