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20 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.
20 hours ago · Wilhelm II. Wilhelm II [b] (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty's 300-year rule of Prussia. Born during the reign of his granduncle Frederick William ...
20 hours ago · (death announced on this date). William F. Mullen III, 59, American Marine Corps major general. (body discovered on this date) Ramesh Rathod, 57, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014) and Andhra Pradesh MLA (1999–2004).
20 hours ago · Winston Churchill. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill [a] (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955. Apart from 1922-24, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and ...
20 hours ago · Full list. William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. [1] [2] [3] Stone is known as a controversial but acclaimed director, tackling subjects ranging from the Vietnam War, and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas.
20 hours ago · Chiswick (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ z ɪ k / ⓘ CHIZ-ik) is a district in the London Borough of Hounslow, West London, England.It contains Hogarth's House, the former residence of the 18th-century English artist William Hogarth; Chiswick House, a neo-Palladian villa regarded as one of the finest in England; and Fuller's Brewery, London's largest and oldest brewery.
20 hours ago · Writer Hal Block (far left), Hope (second from left), writer/actor Barney Dean, General George Patton, singer Frances Langford, and musician Tony Romano in Sicily on August 21, 1943 Leslie Townes Hope was born on May 29, 1903, in Eltham , County of London [1] (now part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich ) in a terraced house on Craigton Road in Well Hall , [3] [4] where there is now a blue ...
