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Today in HistoryApril 14

19 notable people were born on this day. Including Thomas C. Schelling, Sir Gregory P. Winter, B. R. Ambedkar and more.

1891Born
B. R. Ambedkar

B. R. Ambedkar

1891 – 1956

Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)

anthropologistautobiographerIndia
1907Born
François Duvalier

François Duvalier

1907 – 1971

Haitian physician who became the brutal dictator known as 'Papa Doc,' ruling Haiti from 1957 to 1971. He established a repressive regime backed by the Tonton Macoutes secret police that killed thousands of political opponents.

physicianpoliticianHaiti
1921Born

Thomas C. Schelling

1921 – 2016

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2005)

scientist
1951Born

Sir Gregory P. Winter

1951 – Present

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2018)

scientistUnited Kingdom

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