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Amenhotep III
Ninth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
President of Argentina from 2007 to 2015
Yamandú Orsi
President of Uruguay since 2025
Francisco Morazán
President of Central America (1829, 1830–1834, 1835–1839)
Eric Swalwell
Eric Michael Swalwell is an American former politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 2013 to 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, Swalwell previously served on the city council for Dublin, California from 2010 to 2013.
Mike Waltz
Michael George Glen Waltz is an American politician, diplomat, businessman, author, and former Army Special Forces officer who has served as the 32nd United States ambassador to the United Nations since September 2025 in the second Trump administration. He previously served as the 29th national security advisor from January to May 2025 and was the U.S. representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 2019 to 2025.
Bo French
Richard West "Bo" French is an American far-right politician and investor. He is the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner in the 2026 election. French is the former chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party. He has made numerous anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant comments.
Jim Boyd (politician)
Jim Boyd is a Republican politician and a current member of the Florida Senate, representing the 20th District, which includes northern Manatee County and southern Hillsborough County. Boyd previously represented the 68th District from 2010 to 2012 and the 71st District from 2012 to 2018.
Caroline Voaden
Caroline Jane Voaden is a British politician and international journalist, who has served as Member of Parliament for South Devon since 2024 for the Liberal Democrats, having previously served as the party's leader in the European Parliament from 2019 to 2020, and was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South West England and Gibraltar constituency from 2019 to 2020.
Jennifer Whiteside
Jennifer Whiteside MLA is a Canadian politician and trade unionist who has served as the interim leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia since 2026. A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), she has represented the electoral district of New Westminster since 2020. She served in Cabinet under both Premier John Horgan and David Eby from 2020 and 2026.
Ken Calvert
Kenneth Stanton Calvert is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 41st congressional district, and previously the 44th, 42nd, and 43rd, serving since 1993 as a member of the Republican Party. The district is part of the Inland Empire of Southern California. He chaired the Riverside County Republican Party from 1984 to 1988.
Mustafa I
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1617–1618, 1622–1623)
Mehmed IV
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687
Klemens von Metternich
Austrian statesman (1773–1859)
Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 to 1648
Harun al-Rashid
5th Abbasid caliph (r. 786–809)
Ludwig III of Bavaria
King of Bavaria from 1913 to 1918
Alfredo Gaspar
Brazilian politician (born 1970)
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1964 Brazilian coup d'état
Coup d'état in Brazil that ousted President João Goulart
Solon
Athenian statesman (c. 639 – c. 559 BC)
Chagatai Khan
Second son of Genghis Khan and Börte (c. 1184 – 1242)
Baybars
Sultan of Egypt and Syria from 1260 to 1277
Alexander Van der Bellen
President of Austria since 2017
Baldur von Schirach
German Nazi politician (1907–1974)