Giacomo Manzù
Italian sculptor & professor born in 1908.
Kahlil Gibran
Lebanese American writer, poet, & visual artist born in 1883. Best known for writing The Prophet.
Henri de Régnier
French symbolist poet bon in 1864. Considered one of the most important of France during the early 20th century.
Ludwik Mieroslawski
Polish general, writer, poet, historian, and political activist born in 1814.
Fulgencio Batista
Cuban military officer & politician born in 1901. Elected Cuban president & U.S.-backed military dictator.
Henri Matisse
French artist who helped to define the revolutionary visual art developments of the early 20th century.
Benedict Arnold
American military officer best known for his defection to the English side of the Revolutionary War.
Jeanne Lanvin
French haute couture fashion designer & founder of the Lanvin fashion house & Lanvin Parfums.
Queen Elisabeth
Empress of Austria & Queen of Hungary by marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I, born in 1837.
Cosima Wagner
Wife & muse of German composer Richard Wagner, born in 1837. Co-founder & director of the Bayreuth Festival.