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1 day ago · Muhammad Ali Jinnah [a] (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947, and then as the Dominion of Pakistan 's first governor-general until his death.
1 day ago · Life and career 1921–1936: Early life and education Turner at the age of five in Wallace, Idaho Julia Jean Turner [b] was born on February 8, 1921, [c] at Providence Hospital in Wallace, Idaho. She was the only child of Mildred Frances Cowan, who hailed from Lamar, Arkansas, and John Virgil Turner, a miner from Montgomery, Alabama. Her mother had English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, while ...
4 hours ago · v. t. e. Rajiv Gandhi [1] ( Hindi pronunciation: [raːdʒiːʋ ɡaːndʱiː] ⓘ; 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) [2] [3] was an Indian politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the assassination of his mother, then–prime minister Indira Gandhi, to become at the age of 40 the youngest ...
1 day ago · Inducted in 2006. William Theodore Walton III (November 5, 1952 – May 27, 2024) was an American professional basketball player and television sportscaster. He played college basketball at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego / Los Angeles ...
1 day ago · Sigmund Freud (/ f r ɔɪ d / FROYD, German: [ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfrɔʏt]; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and ...
1 day ago · The name Rāmāyaṇa is composed of two words, Rāma and ayaṇa. Rāma, the name of the main figure of the epic, has two contextual meanings. In the Atharvaveda, it means 'dark, dark-coloured, black' and is related to the word rātri which means 'darkness or stillness of night'. The other meaning, which can be found in the Mahabharata, is ...
1 day ago · Shorty Cantlon, runner-up in 1930 Indianapolis 500, killed in 1947 race; Homaro Cantu, restaurateur (born in Washington) Dominique Canty, pro basketball player; Al Capone, gangster, bootlegger, boss of Chicago Outfit, subject of Capone, The Untouchables (born in New York) Frank Capone, organized crime figure, brother of Al (born in New York)
