Explorer Scotland • He was born on 19 March 1813 in the village of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland – 1 May 1873. He was a Scottish medical missionary and explorer of the Victorian era. In March 1866, he set out to seek the source of the Nile. Finding the Lualaba River, which feeds the Congo River, he decided that this river was in fact the "real" Nile. He died there, in Chief Cazembe's village on the southern shores of Lake Bangweulu (now in Zambia), on 1 May 1873 from malaria and internal bleeding caused by dysentery. His body, carried over a thousand miles by his loyal attendants Chuma and Susi, was returned to Britain for burial in Westminster Abbey. Question

Aviator USA • He was born on February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974, known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle", was a United States aviator famous for piloting the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. In Europe, during the pre-war period, he traveled to Germany several times at the behest of the U.S. military, where he reported on German aviation and the Luftwaffe (air force). After World War II he lived quietly in Connecticut as a consultant both to the chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force and to Pan American World Airways. More recently, British Sea Power wrote, recorded and released (in 2002) a song in his honor entitled "Spirit of St Louis", a live favorite. Question

Director Italy • He was born on January 20, 1920 in Rimini – October 31, 1993. He was one of the most influential and widely revered Italian film-makers of the 20th century and is considered to be one of the finest film directors of all time. His films typically combine memory, dreams, fantasy, and desire. During Mussolini's Fascist regime, he was an Avanguardista, and his first writings were for Alleanza Cinematografica Italiana (ACI), the production company of Vittorio Mussolini, son of Benito, who introduced him to Roberto Rossellini, husband of Swedish-born actress Ingrid Bergman. Question

Politician Germany • He was born on January 5, 1876 – April 19, 1967. He was a conservative German statesman. Although his political career spanned 60 years, beginning as early as 1906, he is most noted for his role as Chancellor of West Germany from 1949–1963 and chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1950 to 1966. He was the oldest chancellor ever. On March 27, 1952 a package addressed to Chancellor exploded in the Police Headquarters in Munich killing one police officer. Two boys who had been charged to send this package by mail had brought it to the attention of the police. Investigations led to people closely related to the Herut Party and the former Irgun organization. The German government kept all proof under lock. Five Israeli suspects identified by French and German investigators were allowed to return to Israel. Question