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actors and socialite born Philadelphia USA
Grace Kelly
after high school she left for New York to begin a career in acting
Grace Kelly
quickly became a movie star and won academy award 1954
Grace Kelly
at 26 she retired from acting to marry prince rainier of Monaco and became a princess
Grace Kelly
was killed in a car crash at 52
Grace Kelly
pioneer and scientist born in Ohio USA
Neil Armstrong
studied aeronautical engineering at university but was called up to navy flight school at 18
Neil Armstrong
flew 78 missions for US Navy during Korean War awarded gold star for service
Neil Armstrong
became a high speed test pilot in soon after excepted into Nas is Apollo program
Neil Armstrong
what is a mission commander of Apollo 11 mission and became first person to walk the moon July 1969
Neil Armstrong
activist born Mingora Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai
what's vocal in opposition to the Taliban's policy of no education for women
Malala Yousafzai
flown to hospital in England where she recovered and earned a degree in Oxford
Malala Yousafzai
Taliban gunmen attacked her school bus trying to kill her critical condition after shot in the head
Malala Yousafzai
won Nobel Peace Prize at 17 youngest person
Malala Yousafzai
King and military leader born southern Africa
Shaka Zulu
father was the king of Zulu people
Shaka Zulu
when dad died his half brother became king but coup and was excepted at Zulu King age 29
Shaka Zulu
expand the Zulu kingdom to be one of the largest in Africa and was king in first European Portuguese came to South Africa
Shaka Zulu
was assassinated by rival half brother
Shaka Zulu
scientist and inventor born Warsaw Poland
Marie Curie
began her scientific training at university in Warsaw but moved to Paris at 24 to earn higher degrees
Marie Curie
what's the Nobel prize in physics with her husband for developing the theory of radioactivity
Marie curie
One Nobel prize for chemistry for her discovery of the elements plutonium and radium
Marie curie
The first person and only woman to win two Nobel prizes in at several schools named after her
Marie curie
inventor born mainz Germany
Johann Gutenberg
what is the son of an upper class gold merchant in Germany
Johann Gutenberg
went bankrupt selling polished mirrors thought to collect the light from holy relics
Johann Gutenberg
borrowed money from his brother in law to build his famous invention the mobile metal type printing press
Johann Gutenberg
this invention has been called one of the most important inventions in human history
Johann Gutenberg
Religious leader and activist born South Africa
Desmond tutu
father worked as principal of a Methodist school
Desmond tutu
was an English teacher but quit in 1953 when South African government passed a law of Rachel segregation in schools apartheid
Desmond tutu
entered a theology school and became priest in 1960 but still protesting apartheid through civil disobedience
Desmond tutu
name of the archbishop of Cape Town in 1986 and helped dismantle apartheid in 1990 awarded Nobel peace prize
Desmond tutu
politician born Karachi Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto
eldest child of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan educated at Harvard
Benazir Bhutto
first woman to be elected to lead a Muslim state Prime Minister twice 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 1996
Benazir Bhutto
first modern head of government to have a child while in office
Benazir Bhutto
return to Pakistan from exile October 2007 to run for Prime Minister again and was assassinated two weeks before election
Benazir Bhutto