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Aug.17: Frederick the Great, Ted Hughes’

Frederick II was King of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, the longest reign of any Hohenzollern king. His most significant accomplishments during his reign included his military victories, his reorganization ... Wikipedia Born :  January 24, 1712,  Berlin, Germany Died :  August 17, 1786,  Potsdam, Germany Reign :  31 May 1740 – 17 August 1786 Spouse :  Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern  (m. 1733–1786) Books :  Anti-Machiavel ,  Instructions for His Generals ,  MORE Quotes He who defends everything defends nothing. A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in. The greatest and noblest pleasure which men can have in this world is to discover new truths; and the next is to shake off old prejudices. At a time when monarchs were regarded as semidivine beings who could cure diseases with the royal touch, he despised religion as a farrago of nonsense, ...

Aug.16: Elvis Presley, T. E. Lawrence, Agostino Carracci, Margaret Mitchell, Wayne Lotter

Wayne Lotter was a South African wildlife conservationist. Lotter was known as the founder of the PAMS Foundation, based in Tanzania. Lotter also previously served as Vice President of the International Ranger Federation.  Wikipedia Born :  December 5, 1965,  Johannesburg, South Africa Died :  August 16, 2017,  Dar es Salaam, Tanzania He had death threats all the time. With typical bravado he ignored them, and just went out again to watch with a cherubic smile a herd of elephant making their way across the Tanzanian savannah Obituary: Wayne Lotter, fighter for Tanzania's elephants The NGO co-founder who used intelligence-led policing to stop ivory… ECONOMIST.COM Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". Wikipedia ...