― Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political thinker who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Wikipedia
Born: October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India
Assassinated: January 30, 1948,
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~ M.L.Stedman
M. L. Stedman is an Australian writer and lawyer. She has lived in London and is notably reticent about sharing personal information, preferring her work to speak for itself. Wikipedia
Born 1971 (age 54 years), Western Australia, Australia
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~ Joyce Cary
Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary, known as Joyce Cary, was an Anglo-Irish novelist and colonial official. His most notable novels include Mister Johnson and The Horse’s Mouth. Wikipedia
Born December 7, 1888, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Died March 29, 1957 (age 68 years), Oxford, United Kingdom
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~ Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American media mogul, philanthropist, actress, producer, and talk show host. Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, she faced a difficult childhood that included abuse and instability. Winfrey’s career began in Baltimore in 1976 when she hosted People Are Talking. She later became the host of her own popular Chicago morning show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, which ran nationally from 1986 to 2011. Wikipedia.org
Born January 29, 1954 (age 72 years), Kosciusko, MS