FAMOUS PEOPLE IN HISTORY SHORT BIOGRAPHIES.pdf

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2. NAME: Juan Sebastián Elcano
PROFESSION: Spanish explorer
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1476
YEAR OF DEATH: 1526
AGE OF DEATH: 50
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: First circumnavigation of
the Earth in the Magellan expedition

3. Juan Sebastián Elcano wasa Spanish explorer.
He wasborn in 1476 and he died in 1526,
when he wasfifty years old.
He completed the first circumnavigation of
the Earth in the Magellan expedition.
NAME: Juan Sebastián Elcano
PROFESSION: Spanish explorer
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1476
YEAR OF DEATH: 1526
AGE OF DEATH: 50
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: First circumnavigation of
the Earth in the Magellan expedition

4. NAME: William Shakespeare
PROFESSION: Playwright
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1564
YEAR OF DEATH: 1616
AGE OF DEATH: 52
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: Author of Romeo and Juliet

5. William Shakespeare was a very famous
playwright.
He wasborn in 1546 and he died in 1616,
when he wasfifty-two years old.
He wasthe author of Romeo and Juliet.
NAME: William Shakespeare
PROFESSION: Playwright
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1564
YEAR OF DEATH: 1616
AGE OF DEATH: 52
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: Author of Romeo and Juliet

6. NAME: George Washington
PROFESSION: American military officer
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1732
YEAR OF DEATH: 1799
AGE OF DEATH: 67
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: First president of the USA

7. George Washington wasan American
military officer.
He wasborn in 1732 and he died in 1799,
when he wassixty-seven years old.
He wasthe first president of the USA.
NAME: George Washington
PROFESSION: American military officer
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1732
YEAR OF DEATH: 1799
AGE OF DEATH: 67
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: First president of the USA

8. NAME: Trudy Ederle
PROFESSION: Olympic swimmer
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1905
YEAR OF DEATH: 2003
AGE OF DEATH: 98
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: First woman record English Channel

9. Trudy Ederle wasan Olympic swimmer.
She wasborn in 1905 and she died in 2003, when
she wasninety-eight years old.
She wasthe first woman to swim the English
Channel in record time in 1926.
NAME: Trudy Ederle
PROFESSION: Olympic swimmer
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1905
YEAR OF DEATH: 2003
AGE OF DEATH: 98
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: First woman record English Channel in 1926.

10. NAME: Rosa Parks
PROFESSION: American activist in the civil rights
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1913
YEAR OF DEATH: 2005
AGE OF DEATH: 92
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: She refused to give up her seat in a bus
for white passengers.

11. Rosa Parks wasan American activist in the civil rights.
She wasborn in 1913 and she died in 2005, when she
wasninety-two.
She refused to give up her seat in a bus for white
passengers.
NAME: Rosa Parks
PROFESSION: American activist in the civil rights
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1913
YEAR OF DEATH: 2005
AGE OF DEATH: 92
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: She refused to give up her seat in a
bus for white passengers.

12. NAME: Neil Armstrong
PROFESSION: American astronaut
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1930
YEAR OF DEATH: 2012
AGE OF DEATH: 82
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: First person to walk on the moon.

13. Neil Armstrong wasan American astronaut.
He wasborn in 1930 and he died in 2012, when
he waseighty-two years old.
He wasthe first person to walk on the moon.
NAME: Neil Armstrong
PROFESSION: American astronaut
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1930
YEAR OF DEATH: 2012
AGE OF DEATH: 82
RELEVANCE IN HISTORY: First person to walk on the moon.