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Henry Every, nicknamed “Long Ben,” was an English pirate of the late 17th century. In 1695, he seized the Ganj-i-Sawai, a ship of the Grand Mughal, pulling off one of the largest hauls in the history of piracy. Actively hunted, he vanished without ever being captured.

A French naval officer and explorer of the 18th century, La Pérouse led a major expedition across the Pacific Ocean (1785–1788). The voyage produced important cartographic surveys and scientific studies, but the expedition mysteriously disappeared in 1788.

King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792. His reign was marked by the French Revolution, attempted reforms, and the abolition of the Ancien Régime. Arrested during the Flight to Varennes in 1791, he was tried and executed by guillotine on January 21, 1793.

Anna Mani (1918-2001) was an Indian physicist and meteorologist. A pioneer of meteorology in India, she designed instruments to measure solar radiation, ozone, and wind, contributing to her country's scientific growth after independence.

American economist, a major figure of 20th-century economics. The youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics (1972), he revolutionized social choice theory, welfare economics, and general equilibrium analysis.

Kobe Bryant was an American basketball player, considered one of the greatest in NBA history. He spent his entire professional career (1996-2016) with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five championship titles. He died in a helicopter crash in 2020.