1. Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations, in 1776
Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, c
Oympe de Gouges, wrote The Declaration of the Rights of Women, 1791
Martin Luther writes the 95 Theses, 1517
Louis XIV, “The Sun King”, c. 1643
Gaius Tacitus, Roman historian, CE
Alexander the Great, King of Macedon c. 336 BCE
Genghis Khan, Mongol Emperor
c. 1206
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, c
Kubilai Khan, 5th Mongol Khagan, 1st Emperor of Yuan Dynasty (Mongol) China, c. 1260
Olaudah Equiano, slave, died 1797
Augustus, first Roman Emperor, c. 27 BCE
Vasco da Gama, discovers sea route to India, c. 1497
Darius the Great, King of the Achaemenid (Persian) Empire, c BCE
Siddharta Guatama, foudner of Buddhism, c 563 BCE
Ibn Battuta, traveler and scholar, c 1304
Moctezuma II, last Aztec Emperor, reigned until 1520
Zheng He, Ming Dynasty explorer, c. 1371
Muhammad, founder of Islam, born c. 570
Mansa Musa, Emperor of Mali, c. 1312
Akbar the Great, Mughal Emperor c. 1556
Ashoka, Mauryan Emperor, c. 268
Suleyman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan/Caliph c. 1520
Jesus of Nazareth, founder of Christianity, c. 4 BCE
Atahualpa, Incan Emperor,