Born on April 3

Roman Emperor from 211 to 217 AD, Caracalla is best known for the Edict of Caracalla (212 AD), which granted Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Empire. Despite his reforms, his reign was marked by political instability and his assassination in 217 AD.

A self-taught British clockmaker (1693–1776), John Harrison solved one of the greatest scientific challenges of his era: the precise determination of longitude at sea. His marine chronometer H4 (1759) revolutionized navigation and saved countless lives.

Lola Álvarez Bravo was a major Mexican photographer of the 20th century and a key figure in the post-revolutionary art scene. A pioneer of documentary photography and photomontage, she also ran a renowned art gallery in Mexico City.

Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was an American actor and director regarded as one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century cinema. A leading exponent of the Actors Studio's “Method,” he revolutionized acting through his naturalism and intensity.

German statesman, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1982 to 1998. The architect of German reunification in 1990, he was also a passionate advocate of European integration and the euro.

British ethologist and primatologist born in 1934, Jane Goodall is world-renowned for her pioneering research on chimpanzees in the Gombe forest of Tanzania. Her observations transformed our understanding of animal behaviour and human origins.