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Saroyan, William
1908 – He was born on the 31st day of August this year in Fresno, California. 1911- His father was forced to take ...
[ 100% ] Last updated: Sun 15th Apr 07
William the Silent (William I, William of Nassau, William of Orange; also Willem I,)
Dutch general, hero, politician, and revolutionary founder of Dutch Republic 1st stadholder of Holland 1579-1584 assassi...
[ 36% ] Last updated: Tue 25th Jul 06
Tyndale, William (also William Tindale, William Tindal)
1494 – He was born this year in North Nibley (15 miles south-west of Gloucester), England. 1505 – He enrolle...
[ 36% ] Last updated: Mon 26th Mar 07
William I (William the Conqueror, William the Bastard)
1027 - Born in Falaise, France. William I, King of England, commonly called William the Conqueror, was the illegitimate...
[ 35% ] Last updated: Thu 05th Apr 07
Occam, William (also William of Occam, William Ockham; Doctor Invincibilis, Invi)
English Scholastic philosopher stated Ockham's razor
[ 34% ] Last updated: Tue 25th Jul 06
Bardolf, William, Lord (William 4th Baron Bardolf, William Bardolf of Wormegay)
1349 - Born on October 21st in Wormegay, Norfolk. 1376 - Was summoned to parliament as "William Bardolf of Wormegay"....
[ 33% ] Last updated: Fri 29th Dec 06
Windsor, William Arthur Philip Louis (Prince William of Wales)
1982 - Born on June 21st in St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, England. British prince and heir to the throne of...
[ 33% ] Last updated: Tue 19th Feb 08
Frederick William Albert Victor (William II, Wilhelm II)
1859 - Frederick William Albert Victor, born on the 27th of January in Potsdam, EC Germany. The eldest son of Frederick...
[ 33% ] Last updated: Mon 23rd Apr 07
Holden, William (Bill; orig. William Franklin Beedle Jr.)
1918 – He was born this year in O'Fallon, Illinois, he was the eldest of three sons of William Franklin Beedle,...
[ 33% ] Last updated: Tue 17th Apr 07
Heat-Moon, William Least (pseudonym of William Lewis Trogdon)
US author and journalist wrote "Blue Highways: A Journey into America" 1982, "PrairyErth" 1991
[ 33% ] Last updated: Tue 25th Jul 06
Bentinck, Lord William Henry Cavendish (William)
1774 - He was born on the 14th of September. 1791 - He joined the Coldstream Guards, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Co...
[ 32% ] Last updated: Fri 03rd Aug 07
William III (William II of Scotland and William III of Orange)
1650 - William III of Orange was born at The Hague on 4th November. He was the posthumous son of William II of Orange...
[ 32% ] Last updated: Thu 29th Mar 07
Poel, William (orig. William Pole)
English actor, dramatist, and theater manager helped revive plays of William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Christopher...
[ 32% ] Last updated: Tue 25th Jul 06
William Henry Hanover (King William IV)
1765 - William Henry Hanover, born on the 21st of August in Buckingham Palace, London, England. He was the son of King...
[ 32% ] Last updated: Mon 16th Apr 07
Butler, William Francis, Sir (William)
1838 - He was born on the 31st of October. 1858 - He entered the army as an ensign at Fermoy Barracks, becoming captain...
[ 32% ] Last updated: Mon 10th Sep 07
D'Avenant, William, Sir (also William Davenant)
1606 - Born in Oxford, on the 28th of February, the son of Jane Shepherd Davenant and John Davenant, proprietor of the...
[ 32% ] Last updated: Sun 25th Mar 07
Brock, William Emerson III (William)
1930 - He was born on the 23rd of November. 1949 - He graduate of McCallie School. 1953 - He graduate of Washington and...
[ 32% ] Last updated: Tue 28th Aug 07
Shawn, William (orig. William Chon)
US magazine editor editor of "The New Yorker" 1952-1987
[ 32% ] Last updated: Tue 25th Jul 06
Corbeil, William of (also William of Curbuil, Corbeuil)
English-Norman Catholic prelate archbishop of Canterbury 1123-1136
[ 32% ] Last updated: Tue 25th Jul 06
Cary, William Lucius (William)
1910 - Cary, William Lucius was born. 1931 - Chairman Cary gradatued Yale University and later served with the OSS in...
[ 31% ] Last updated: Tue 18th Sep 07
Brown, William Adams (William)
1865 - Brown, William Adams was born. - He was born in New York City, the son of a prosperous Wall Street banker. 1886 -...
[ 31% ] Last updated: Fri 31st Aug 07
Bulloch, William Bellinger (William)
1777 - Bulloch was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Archibald Bulloch. 1797 - He studied law and was admitted to...
[ 31% ] Last updated: Wed 05th Sep 07
William II Rufus (William II of England)
1056 - William's exact date of birth is unknown. 1086 - He inherited the Anglo-Norman settlement whose details are refle...
[ 31% ] Last updated: Wed 21st Mar 07
Burns, William Joseph (William)
1956 - Burns, William Joseph was born. 1998 - He was US ambassador to Jordan. 2001 - He was assistant secretary of state...
[ 31% ] Last updated: Fri 07th Sep 07
Butler, William Archer (William)
1814 - William Archer Butler was born. - He entered Trinity College, Dublin, where he had a brilliant career. 1834 - He...
[ 31% ] Last updated: Mon 10th Sep 07
Brouncker, William, II Viscount (William)
1620 - William Brouncker was born. 1647 - Brouncker obtained a PhD at the University of Oxford. - He was one of the foun...
[ 31% ] Last updated: Wed 29th Aug 07
Beresford, William Carr (William)
1786 - He was born on the 2nd of October. - General in the British Army and a marshal in the Portuguese army. 1801 - He...
[ 31% ] Last updated: Fri 03rd Aug 07
Cabell, William Henry (William)
1772 - He was born on the 16th of December in Cumberland County, Virginia. - He studied under private teachers and later attende...
[ 31% ] Last updated: Tue 11th Sep 07
Calley, William Laws (William)
1943 - William Laws Calley, Jr. was born on the 8th of June in Miami, Florida. - He graduated from high school in Miami, Florida...
[ 31% ] Last updated: Wed 12th Sep 07
Safire, William (William Safir)
1929 - Born on the 17th of December. 1955-1960 - He was a public relations executive. 1968 - Wrote collections Safire's ...
[ 31% ] Last updated: Tue 17th Jul 07
