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“Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014)[7] was an American actor and comedian. Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angelesin the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco’s comedy renaissance” Wikipedia Regarded by many as one of the greatest comedic actors and stand up comics of all time, Robin Williams has […]
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To celebrate a time when there was no greater musical aspiration than to join a rock band, we take a look at the albums of the top selling bands of all time. We’ve listed the top 10 selling bands, each one with a link to view an interactive timeline of their albums. The timelines are combinations of studio, live and […]
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Explore the history of science with a timeline showing the life spans of the greatest scientists of all time. “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants” Isaac Newton (1643 – 1727)
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Lights, camera, action! Its movie time on Histropedia! Timelines aren’t just about history, they’re about chronology. They’re about exploring topics in a way that lets you immediately grasp which order things happened in, when they took place and how far apart they were. There are few areas where this is more useful than when exploring the magical history of film, […]
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Paul McCartney is an English, singer, songwriter and musician. He was born on July 18th 1942. He gained world wide fame as the bassist for the Beatles, and his songwriting partnership with John Lennon is one of the most celebrated musical partnerships in history. After the Beatles break up he went on to pursue a successful solo career and formed […]
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Sir Christopher Lee, CBE, CStJ, was an English actor, singer and author. He was born on the 27th of May 1922 and died on the 7th of June 2015, he was 93 years old.
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Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, we all know the names, but when were they alive? What periods are they from? Which ones were alive at the same time and which ones are separated by hundreds of years?
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As part of our effort to help you find timelines of famous painters we have created this page with a vast selection of timelines organised by century, nationality and period. Scroll through the list to find the timeline you are looking for or search for the timeline directly on Histropedia.
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Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor and film director. He is hailed for bringing a gripping realism to film acting, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time. Wikipedia
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Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great or Charles I was King of the Franks from 9 October to 768 to 28 January 814. He was born on the 2 April 742 and died on the 28th of January 814.
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