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  1. 23 hours ago · Early life Jennifer Lynn Connelly was born on December 12, 1970, in Round Top, a hamlet in Cairo, New York, United States. She is the only child of Ilene Carol (née Schumann ; 1942 –2013), an antique dealer, and Gerard Connelly (died 2008), [6] a clothing manufacturer. [7] Her father was a Catholic of Irish and Norwegian descent, while her mother was Jewish [8] [9] [10] and was educated at ...

  2. 23 hours ago · Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ ɜːr n ɪ s t ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ /; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and blunt public image.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HypatiaHypatia - Wikipedia

    23 hours ago · Hypatia [a] (born c. 350–370; died 415 AD) [1] [4] was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy. [5] Although preceded by Pandrosion, another Alexandrian female ...

  4. 23 hours ago · Early life in Somalia Ayaan was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1969. Her father, Hirsi Magan Isse, was a prominent member of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front and a leading figure in the Somali Revolution. Shortly after she was born, her father was imprisoned due to his opposition to Siad Barre ’s Communist government. Hirsi Ali's father was an intellectual, a dissident and a devout ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Great_PurgeGreat Purge - Wikipedia

    23 hours ago · Lev Kopelev wrote "In Ukraine 1937 began in 1933", referring to the earlier Soviet political repressions in Ukraine.: 418 There was also deadly persecution of Ukrainian cultural elites, who are referred to as the Executed Renaissance. Statistics of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicate that about 200,000 victims of the Great Purge were ...

  6. 23 hours ago · Martin Luther OSA ( / ˈluːθər /; [1] German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ⓘ; 10 November 1483 [2] – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. [3] Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism.

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  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › InfanticideInfanticide - Wikipedia

    23 hours ago · Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children, [1] : 61 its main purpose being the prevention of resources being spent on weak or disabled offspring.

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