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Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by a eukaryotic protist of the genus Plasmodium. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Each year, there are approximately 350–500 million cases of malaria, killing between one...
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Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 – February 22, 1512) was an Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer. The continent of America is popularly believed to have derived its name from the feminized Latin version of his first name.
Amerigo Vespucci...
Date of birth:
- Mar 9, 1454
Date of death:
- Feb 22, 1512 (age 57 years)
George Byron, 6th Baron Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. Amongst Byron's best-known works are...
Date of birth:
- Jan 22, 1788
Date of death:
- Apr 19, 1824 (age 36 years)
Pope Urban VII
Pope Urban VII (4 August, 1521 – 27 September, 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was Pope for thirteen days in September 1590. He was of Genoese origin, although born in Rome. He was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello in 1584. He was...
Date of birth:
- Aug 4, 1521
Date of death:
- Sep 27, 1590 (age 69 years)
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
Otto III (980 – 23 January 1002) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. He was elected king of Germany in 983 on the death of his father Otto II.
Otto was born in Kessel, near Goch, in what is now North Rhine...
Date of birth:
- 980 C.E.
Date of death:
- Jan 23, 1002 (age 22 years)
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvaʃku dɐ ˈɡɐmɐ]) (Sines or Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal, around 1460 or 1469 – December 24, 1524 in Kochi, India) was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the...
Date of birth:
- 1469
Date of death:
- Dec 24, 1524 (age 56 years)
David Livingstone
David Livingstone (19 March 1813–1 May 1873) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and explorer in Africa. He was the first recorded European to see the Victoria Falls, to which he gave the...
Date of birth:
- Mar 19, 1813
Date of death:
- May 1, 1873 (age 60 years)
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry VI (November 1165 – 28 September 1197) was King of Germany from 1190 to 1197, Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197 and King of Sicily from 1194 to 1197.
Born in Nijmegen, Henry was the son of the emperor Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor and...
Date of birth:
- Nov 1165
Date of death:
- Sep 28, 1197 (age 31 years)
Conrad IV of Germany
Conrad IV (25 April 1228 – 21 May 1254) was king of Jerusalem (as Conrad II; 1228–1254), of Germany (1237–1254), and of Sicily (as Conrad I; 1250–1254).
He was a son of the Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick II and the queen regnant of Jerusalem,...
Date of birth:
- Apr 25, 1228
Date of death:
- May 21, 1254 (age 26 years)
Osceola
Osceola (1804 – January 20, 1838) was an influential leader with the Seminole in Florida. Osceola led a small band of warriors (never more than 100) in the Seminole resistance during the Second Seminole War when the United States tried to remove the...
Date of birth:
- 1804
Date of death:
- Jan 20, 1838 (age 34 years)
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Colonel Prince Henry of Battenberg (Henry Maurice; German: Heinrich Moritz; 5 October 1858 – 20 January 1896) was a descendant of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse, later becoming a member of the British Royal Family, through his marriage to Princess...
Date of birth:
- Oct 5, 1858
Date of death:
- Jan 20, 1896 (age 37 years)
Jeremiah Burrell
Jeremiah Murry Burrell (born September 1, 1815 in Murrysville, Pennsylvania) was a lawyer and judge in western Pennsylvania, of whom three areas were named for.
In 1835, he started his career as a lawyer in the Westmoreland County seat of Greensburg...
Date of birth:
- Sep 1, 1815
Date of death:
- 1856 (age 40 years)
Fausto Coppi
Angelo Fausto Coppi, (born in Castellania, Italy, 15 September 1919, died in Tortona, Italy, 2 January 1960), was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the second world war. His successes earned him the title Il Campionissimo,...
Date of birth:
- Sep 15, 1919
Date of death:
- Jan 2, 1960 (age 40 years)
Francis Light
Captain Francis Light (1740 – 25 October 1794) was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital George Town in 1786.
He was baptised in Dallinghoo, Suffolk, England on 15 December 1740. His mother was given as...
Date of birth:
- 1740
Date of death:
- Oct 25, 1794 (age 54 years)
Visconte Maggiolo
Visconte Maggiolo (1478 - 1530) was an Italian cartographer and sailor.
He was born in Florence and was a fellow sailor of explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. He died of malaria in 1530.
In 1527, he created a map depicting the travels of Giovanni da...
Date of birth:
- 1478
Date of death:
- 1530 (age 52 years)
Valerius Cordus
Valerius Cordus (18 February 1515 – 25 September 1544) was a German physician and botanist who authored one of the greatest pharmacopoeias and one of the most celebrated herbals in history. He is also widely credited with having pioneered a method...
Date of birth:
- Feb 18, 1515
Date of death:
- Sep 25, 1544 (age 29 years)
Sarah Knox Taylor
Sarah Knox Taylor (birth March 6, 1814, Vincennes, Indiana - death September 15, 1835, St. Francisville, Louisiana) was the daughter of General Zachary Taylor, later President of the United States and Margaret Taylor, and was married to Jefferson...
Date of birth:
- Mar 6, 1814
Date of death:
- Sep 15, 1835 (age 21 years)
Tupaia
Tupia (c. 1725 – December 1770) was a Polynesian navigator and arioi (Tohunga or priest), originally from the island of Ra'iatea in the Pacific Islands group known to Europeans as the Society Islands. His remarkable navigational skills and Pacific...
Date of birth:
- 1725
Date of death:
- Dec 1770 (age 45 years)
Hermann Iseke
Dr. Hermann Iseke (March 9, 1856 in Holungen – January 14, 1907 of malaria in South West Africa, now Namibia) was a German doctor.
He was born on March 9, 1856 in Holungen, where he attended the elementary school at that time. His first Latin...
Date of birth:
- Mar 9, 1856
Date of death:
- Jan 14, 1907 (age 50 years)
Ippolito de' Medici
Ippolito de' Medici (1511 – August 10, 1535) was the illegitimate only son of Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici.
Ippolito was born in Urbino. His father died when he was only five (1516), and was subsequently raised by his uncle Pope Leo X and his...
Date of birth:
- 1511
Date of death:
- Aug 10, 1535 (age 24 years)
John Sherwood-Kelly
John ("Jack") Sherwood Kelly VC CMG DSO (13 January 1880-18 August 1931) was a South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and...
Date of birth:
- Jan 13, 1880
Date of death:
- Aug 18, 1931 (age 51 years)
Herman Willem Daendels
Herman Willem Daendels (Hattem (Netherlands), October 21, 1762 – St. George d'Elmina (Dutch Gold Coast, now Ghana), May 2, 1818) was a Dutch politician who served as the 36th Governor General of the Dutch East Indies between 1808 - 1811.
Born in...
Date of birth:
- Oct 21, 1762
Date of death:
- May 2, 1818 (age 55 years)
Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam ibni al-Marhum Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin, KCMG (1889 – 11 September 1924) was the 26th Sultan of Brunei Darussalam (1906 to 1924).
He was the eldest son of Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam...
Date of birth:
- 1889
Date of death:
- Sep 11, 1924 (age 35 years)
Louis III of Naples
Louis III (25 September 1403 – 12 November 1434) was titular King of Naples 1417–1426, Count of Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont, and Maine and Duke of Anjou 1417–1434, and Duke of Calabria 1426–1434.
He was the eldest son and heir of Louis II of...
Date of birth:
- Sep 25, 1403
Date of death:
- Nov 12, 1434 (age 31 years)
James Laidlaw Maxwell, Jnr
James Laidlaw Maxwell, Junior, (1876–12 August 1951) was a pioneering modern English Presbyterian medical missionary to Taiwan and China. He was the son of James Laidlaw Maxwell, Senior.
J. Laidlaw Maxwell followed his father, and served in the...
Date of birth:
- 1876
Date of death:
- Aug 12, 1951 (age 75 years)
Karl von Müller
Karl Friedrich Max von Müller (June 16, 1873 – March 11, 1923) was Captain of the famous German commerce raider, the light cruiser SMS Emden during World War I.
The son of a Prussian Army Colonel, he was born in Hanover. After attending gymnasium at...
Date of birth:
- Jun 16, 1873
Date of death:
- Mar 11, 1923 (age 49 years)
Francis Ona
Francis Ona (c. 1953 - July 24, 2005) was a Bougainville secessionist leader who led an uprising against the Government of Papua New Guinea motivated at least initially by his concerns over the operation of the Panguna mine by Bougainville Copper, a...
Date of birth:
- 1953
Date of death:
- Jul 24, 2005 (age 52 years)
Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta (21 October 1898 – 3 March 1942) was the third Duke of Aosta and a cousin of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. His baptismal name was Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni di Savoia-Aosta....
Date of birth:
- Oct 21, 1898
Date of death:
- Mar 3, 1942 (age 43 years)
Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning
Charlotte Canning (1817–1861) was the wife of Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning.
She was born Charlotte Stuart in Paris, a daughter of the British ambassador, Charles Stuart (later Baron Stuart de Rothesay) and was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen...
Date of birth:
- 1817
Date of death:
- 1861 (age 44 years)
Buffalo Calf Road Woman
Buffalo Calf Road Woman, or Brave Woman (b. c. 1850s? -d. 1878), was a Northern Cheyenne woman who saved her wounded warrior brother Chief Comes in Sight, in the Battle of Rosebud (1876) (as it was called by the United States.) Her rescue helped...
Date of death:
- 1878
John Hamilton Morgan
John Hamilton Morgan (August 8, 1842 – August 14, 1894), was an early educator in Utah Territory, an official of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and a politician.
Morgan was born in Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana,...
Date of birth:
- Aug 8, 1842
Date of death:
- Aug 14, 1894 (age 52 years)
Eleonora di Toledo
Eleanor of Toledo (Italian: Eleonora di Toledo (1522– December 17, 1562), born Leonor Álvarez de Toledo, was a Spanish noblewoman who was Duchess of Florence from 1539. She is credited with being the first modern style first lady, or consort....
Date of birth:
- 1522
Date of death:
- Dec 17, 1562 (age 40 years)
Tan Chay Yan
Tan Chay Yan (1870–March 1916) was a rubber plantation merchant and philanthropist. A Peranakan, Tan is the grandson of philanthropist Tan Tock Seng by his father, Tan Teck Guan.
Tan was noted in Malayan history as the first man to plant rubber on a...
Date of birth:
- 1870
Date of death:
- Mar 1916 (age 46 years)
Emilio Jacinto
Emilio Jacinto (December 15, 1875 - April 16, 1899), was a Filipino revolutionary known as the Brains of the Katipunan.
Born in Trozo,Tondo, Manila. Jacinto was the son of Mariano Jacinto and Josefa Dizon. His father died shortly after Jacinto was...
Date of birth:
- Dec 15, 1875
Date of death:
- Apr 16, 1899 (age 23 years)
Cyril Christiani
Cyril Marcel Christiani (October 28, 1913, Georgetown, British Guiana (now Georgetown, Guyana) – April 4, 1938, Georgetown, British Guiana) was a West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests in 1934-35. He played wicketkeeper in all four Tests of...
Date of birth:
- Oct 28, 1913
Date of death:
- 1938 (age 24 years)
Trevor Madondo
Trevor Nyasha Madondo (November 22, 1976, Mount Darwin, Mashonaland – June 11, 2001, Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare) was a Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1998 to 2001.
He died at the age of 24 from malaria. He is the...
Date of birth:
- Nov 22, 1976
Date of death:
- Jun 11, 2001 (age 24 years)
Kinga Choszcz
Kinga Choszcz, better known as Kinga Freespirit (10 April 1973, Poland - 9 June 2006, Ghana), was a well-known Polish traveler and travel writer.
Kinga's first solitary journey led her to India and Nepal overland. Soon after she met her life partner...
Date of birth:
- Apr 10, 1973
Date of death:
- Jun 9, 2006 (age 33 years)
Jacopo Piccolomini-Ammannati
Jacopo Piccolomini-Ammannati, or Giacomo Piccolomini (1422 – 10 September 1479) was an Italian Renaissance cardinal and humanist.
He was born at Pescia near Lucca. He was related to the Piccolomini of Siena. His literary and theological education he...
Date of birth:
- 1422
Date of death:
- Sep 10, 1479 (age 57 years)
Cornelis Jol
Cornelis Corneliszoon Jol (1597 - October 31, 1641), nicknamed Houtebeen ("pegleg"), was a 17th-Century Dutch corsair and admiral in the Dutch West India Company during the Eighty Year's War between Spain and the fledgling Dutch Republic. He was one...
Date of birth:
- 1597
Date of death:
- Oct 31, 1641 (age 44 years)
Agustín Codazzi
Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi (alternatively known in Latin America as Agustín Codazzi; 12 July 1793 - 7 February 1859) was an Italian military, scientist, geographer and cartographer. He made his main investigations and cartographic work in...
Date of birth:
- 1793
Date of death:
- 1859 (age 66 years)
Giovanni Cardinal de' Medici
Giovanni di Cosimo I de' Medici, also known as Giovanni de' Medici the Younger (29 September 1544 - 20 November 1562) was an Italian cardinal.
He was born in Florence, the second son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Eleonora of...
Date of birth:
- Sep 29, 1544
Date of death:
- Nov 20, 1562 (age 18 years)
Thomas Peters
Thomas Peters, or Thomas Potters in the Book of Negroes (c. 1738 – June 25, 1792), was one of four black Founding Fathers of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Peters, David George, Moses Wilkinson, Cato Perkins and Joseph Leonard, were some of the most...
Date of birth:
- 1738
Date of death:
- Jun 25, 1792 (age 54 years)
Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton
Robert Ludwell Yates Peyton (February 8, 1822 – September 3, 1863) was an American politician, soldier, and lawyer who served as an officer in the Confederate States Army and then as a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American...
Date of birth:
- Feb 8, 1822
Date of death:
- Sep 3, 1863 (age 41 years)
William "Rip" Robertson
William "Rip" Robertson was an American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative.
Robertson was born in Texas. During World War II he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in the Pacific Theater. He later entered the CIA and...
Date of death:
- 1973
Garzia de' Medici
Garzia de' Medici (July 5, 1547 – December 12, 1562) was the son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleonora di Toledo. He was the subject of a famous painting by Bronzino when he was an infant. He died of malaria along with his...
Date of birth:
- Jul 5, 1547
Date of death:
- Dec 12, 1562 (age 15 years)
Joe Cassidy
Joseph Phillip Cassidy (February 8, 1883 – March 25, 1906) was an American Major League Baseball player from Chester, Pennsylvania who mainly played shortstop for the Washington Seantors from 1904 to 1905. He was an alumnus of Villanova University....
Date of birth:
- Feb 8, 1883
Date of death:
- Mar 25, 1906 (age 23 years)
Lloyd Mathews
Sir Lloyd William Mathews KCMG, CB (7 March 1850 – 11 October 1901) was a British naval officer, politician and abolitionist. Mathews joined the Royal Navy as a cadet at the age of 13 and progressed through the ranks to lieutenant. He was involved...
Date of birth:
- Mar 7, 1850
Date of death:
- Oct 11, 1901 (age 51 years)
Emanuel von Friedrichsthal
Emanuel von Friedrichsthal (January 12, 1809 – March 3, 1842) was an Austrian traveler, daguerreotypist, botanist, and amateur archaeologist, who traveled through the Balkans and Central America and documented his findings.
Von Friedrichsthal was...
Date of birth:
- Jan 12, 1809
Date of death:
- Mar 3, 1842 (age 33 years)
George Thomson
George Thomson (26 May 1819 – 14 December 1878) was a Scottish missionary in Cameroon who collected plants to send to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and to the British Museum.
Thomson was born in Balfron, 16 miles north of Glasgow and trained as an...
Date of birth:
- May 26, 1819
Date of death:
- Dec 14, 1878 (age 59 years)
