Born on October 1

Painter, sculptor, and architect born in Crete in 1541, El Greco settled in Toledo, Spain, where he developed a unique style blending Byzantine, Venetian, and Mannerist influences. His works, characterized by elongated figures and intense colors, make him one of the forerunners of Expressionism.

Jean Rousseau (1644-1699) was a French musician and music theorist, specialist of the viola da gamba. He is the author of the *Traité de la viole* (1687), a landmark reference work on the technique and history of the instrument in the seventeenth century.

Mary Prince (c. 1788 – after 1833) was an enslaved woman from Bermuda whose autobiographical narrative, published in 1831, is the first autobiography by an enslaved Black woman published in Britain. Her testimony played a decisive role in the British abolitionist movement.

Austrian-born physicist who became a naturalized British citizen, and nephew of Lise Meitner. Together with his aunt, he provided the first theoretical explanation of nuclear fission in 1939. During the Second World War, he took part in the Manhattan Project and co-wrote the Frisch-Peierls memorandum demonstrating the feasibility of an atomic bomb.

American criminal, companion of Clyde Barrow, with whom she formed the Barrow gang during the Great Depression. The couple committed a series of robberies and murders before being shot dead by police in 1934.

Sino-American theoretical physicist born in 1922, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 alongside T.D. Lee for the discovery of parity violation in weak interactions. Co-author of Yang-Mills theory, a cornerstone of the standard model of particle physics.

American statesman, 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A Democrat from Georgia, he remained famous for his diplomatic work and humanitarian commitment after his presidency, crowned by the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

Theresa May (born 1956) is a British politician and member of the Conservative Party. She served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019, succeeding David Cameron following the Brexit referendum.

Youssou N'Dour is a Senegalese singer and composer born in 1959, a major figure in African music and a popularizer of mbalax. Having become a global star, he also entered politics, holding several ministerial positions in Senegal.