Born and died in 1844

The 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and an author, Mehmed V reigned as a constitutional monarch during a period of intense political change and war

French stage actress who revolutionized 19th century theater and pioneered early cinema while excelling as painter and sculptor

Métis leader, founder of Manitoba, and politician who defended Métis rights against the Canadian government

Swedish politician, opinion journalist, and committed pacifist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908 for his work for peace through arbitration and international law

Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Shewa who expanded the Ethiopian Empire and secured its sovereignty by defeating Italian forces at the Battle of Adwa

American painter and printmaker known for her sensitive depictions of women and children, and her association with the Impressionist movement in France

French post-Impressionist painter known for his distinctive Naïve or Primitive style, often depicting exotic jungle scenes

French writer, poet, and literary critic, known for his ironic and skeptical style, who won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature and was considered the ideal French man of letters

French poet, writer, critic, and translator who was a paramount exponent of fin de siècle poetry, associated with the Symbolist, Parnassianist, and Decadent movements

French nun known for experiencing apparitions of the 'Immaculate Conception' in Lourdes, which led to the building of a chapel at the famous cave-grotto

Russia's best-known fabulist, a prolific author, poet, playwright, and journalist who discovered his true genre of satirical fables at the age of 40

Elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte; King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13); French statesman, lawyer, diplomat who emigrated to the United States

American religious and political leader, prophet, and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, publishing the Book of Mormon and attracting thousands of followers

King of Sweden and Norway, French field marshal, and founder of the Bernadotte dynasty