William and Mary Biography William III was born on November 4th‚ 1650 in The Hague‚ Netherlands. He was the son of William II‚ Prince of Orange‚ and Mary‚ Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. William II of Orange died of smallpox before his son‚ William III‚ was even born. By the age of ten‚ William III became an orphan when his mother too died of smallpox. In 1672‚ William III was appointed Stadtholder and captain general of the Dutch forces to resist the French invasion of the Netherlands.
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Allama Iqbal’s Biography Birth Iqbal was born in the Punjab on February 22‚ 1873. His ancestors‚ who were Kashmiri Brahmins‚ had embraced Islam two hundred years earlier. Iqbal’s own father was a devout Muslim with Sufistic bent of mind. Primary Education He received his early education in Sialkot. After passing the entrance examination‚ he joined Intermediary College. Mir Hassan‚ a great oriental scholar‚ had a special aptitude for imparting his own literary taste and to his students
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Biography of Ben Jonson Ben Jonson was born on June 11‚ 1572 in London‚ England. His father had died about a month before his birth‚ but his mother remarried a bricklayer named Robert Brett. He was briefly educated at Westminster School‚ but never finished because his stepfather made him work in the more practical business of bricklaying. Jonson was not satisfied with this‚ so he enrolled in the army and served in Flanders. He returned to England around 1592‚ and shortly after on November 14
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Biography Michio Kaku Michio Kaku was born on January 24‚ 1947 in San Jose California is where him and his Japanese parents lived. Michio’s father was born in California but was educated in japan and barely any English. Both of his parents were put into the Tule Lake War Relocation center which were American concentration camps for people of Japanese ancestry. This is where his parents met and where his brother was born. Michio went to Cubberley
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Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was Mozart’s full name. Mozart was born on January 27‚ 1756 with his mother Anna Maria and his father Leopold Mozart by his side. Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria where both of his parents lived. According to Volker’s Biography Mozart was often called “Wolfgang Amadeus” or “Wolfgang Gottlieb” (Boehm). He was also known as a prodigy or a young one endowed with special qualities. Mozart’s childhood wasn’t like most kids’ childhoods. His was very busy and chaotic. He was
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Lena horne BIOGRAPHY! Actress and singer Lena Horne was born June 30‚ 1917‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. She left school at age 16 to help support her mother and became a dancer at the Cotton Club in Harlem. She later sang at Carnegie Hall and appeared in such films as Stormy Weather and The Wiz. She was also known for her work with civil rights groups‚ and refused to play roles that stereotyped African-American women. Contents Synopsis Early Life Early Career Activism and Blacklists
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On September 13‚1969‚ a baby boy was born in Dyersville‚ Iowa. His name is Brad Heims. Growing up‚ he lived on a dairy farm with his mother‚ his father‚ his brother‚ and his two sisters. He had lots of pets including a black lab‚ calves‚ cows‚ and a horse name Princess. He always took Princess to the fair and won many awards with her. Brad’s nickname was Peanut and he was afraid of needles from a bad experience with a doctor. He remembers that his great grandfather ran moonshine for Al- Capone‚ an
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Cited: "Harry Houdini - Biography." Appleton History. Appleton Public Library‚ 2 Aug. 2004. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . Who’s Who in History Biography.
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John Glenn Biography Developments That Influenced His Actions John Glenn was an only child. When he was 2‚ he and his family moved to New Concord. There‚ they built a home that doubled as a guest house for students from Muskingum College. Growing up‚ John was constantly with older students. Not only was he surrounded by college students‚ but his father loved to travel. John ’s mother tutored him as well. He grew up with all these influences around him that soon‚ he would have a love for science
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Richard Arkwright Biography Richard Arkwright was born in 1732. Arkwright is considered to be the father of Britain’s factory system. He died in 1792 - a very rich man. Originally a wig maker‚ Arkwright is considered by some historians to be an inventor but others consider him to be a man who used other peoples inventions for his own purposes and that he should be considered more a brilliant business man rather than a pure inventor. He lived in a time when patents were rarely used by inventors
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