Fatimid Princess, Sitt al-Mulk ( 970 – 1023 ) assumes the regency when his half-brother dies after trying to seize power. Skillful regent, she put an end to the policy of terror of her predecessor and restarted the Fatimid empire. Daughter of Caliph Sitt al-Mulk was born in September 970 in al-Ma
Rasputin (photo:public domain) Grigory Rasputin A Russian peasant who claims to be an Orthodox monk, a favorite of the tsarist family. Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin was probably born in 1869, although he himself gave different dates at different stages of his life. Already in his youth, in his n
Mozambican artist, Bertina Lopes (1924 – 2012) creates sculptures and paintings with African and Portuguese influences. His art, often geometric and colorful, is imbued with social criticism and nationalism. Portuguese Studies Bertina Lopes was born on July 11, 1924 in Maputo, the current capital
Emily and Annes sister, Charlotte Brontë (1816 – 1855) is one of the most famous English writers, whose most famous work remains Jane Eyre . Childhood trauma Daughter of Maria Branwell and Patrick Brontë, curate and author, Charlotte was born on April 21, 1816 in Thornton in the Yorkshire (Englan