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2 days ago · e. David Hume ( / hjuːm /; born David Home; 7 May NS [26 April OS] 1711 – 25 August 1776) [7] was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, librarian, [8] and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism. [1] Beginning with A Treatise of Human ...
2 days ago · Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982. She was the youngest American astronaut to have ...
2 days ago · Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale; Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiʋaːd͡ʒiˑ bʱoˑs(ə)leˑ]; c. 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) also known as Shivaji the Great, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Dynasty.
3 days ago · Roy Orbison. Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's music is mostly in the rock genre and his most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s.
2 days ago · : 10–11 David Keith Lynch was born in Missoula, Montana, on January 20, 1946. : 1 His father, Donald Walton Lynch (1915–2007), was a research scientist working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and his mother, Edwina "Sunny" Lynch (née Sundberg; 1919–2004), was an English language tutor. Two of Lynch's maternal great-grandparents were Finnish-Swedish immigrants who arrived ...
1 day ago · Madonna Louise Ciccone [a] ( / tʃɪˈkoʊni /; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Nicknamed the " Queen of Pop ", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting and visual presentation. Madonna's works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and ...
2 days ago · Jim Morrison. James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his energetic persona, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, erratic and unpredictable performances, along with the dramatic circumstances surrounding ...
