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Famous Birth Today in History

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina

Date of Birth

24 Oct, 1891

Date of Death

30 May, 1961

Age at time of Death

69 years

Cause of Death

Assassination by gunshot

Nationality

Dominican

Famous As

Dictator, Military Officer, Politician

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina's Quotes

  • “The Dominican Republic is mine to shape.”

  • “Enemies of the nation will be crushed.”

  • “He who does not know how to serve Trujillo does not know how to live.”

  • “I am the state; nothing happens without my order.”

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    Did You Know?
    • He owned over 50 suits and 2,000 ties, reflecting his vanity.

    • He renamed mountains, cities, and even his birthday as a national holiday.

    • His assassination was plotted with CIA involvement.

    • Trujillo ordered the Parsley Massacre, killing up to 20,000 Haitians in 1937.

    Famous Death Today in History

    Jack Roosevelt Robinson

    Jack Roosevelt Robinson

    Date of Birth

    31 Jan, 1919

    Date of Death

    24 Oct, 1972

    Age at time of Death

    53 years

    Cause of Death

    Heart attack

    Nationality

    American

    Famous As

    American professional baseball player

    Jack Roosevelt Robinson's Quotes

    • “Civil rights is not by any means the only issue that concerns me - nor, I think any other Negro. As Americans, we have as much at stake in this country as anyone else. But since effective participation in a democracy is based upon enjoyment of basic freedoms that everyone else takes for granted, we need make no apologies for being especially interested in catching up on civil rights.”

    • “Baseball was just a part of my life. Thank God that I didn't allow a sport or a business or any part of my life to dominate me completely. I felt that I had my time in athletics and that was it.”

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      Did You Know?
      • Before his baseball career, he was a multi-sport athlete at UCLA, excelling in football, basketball, track, and baseball.

      • Despite facing intense racism, he won the MLB Rookie of the Year award in 1947 and later became the National League MVP in 1949.

      • His number 42 was permanently retired across all MLB teams, and his legacy is honored every year on April 15, known as Jackie Robinson Day.

      • Jackie Robinson made history in 1947 as the first African American to play in Major League Baseball, breaking the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

      Famous Births This Week In History

      • Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina
        Rafael Trujillo
        Born

        24 Oct, 1891

        Died

        30 May, 1961

        Nationality

        Dominican

        Age at time of death

        69

      • Melvin Purvis
        Melvin Purvis
        Born

        24 Oct, 1903

        Died

        29 Feb, 1960

        Nationality

        American

        Age at time of death

        56

      • Robert Montgomery Knight
        Bob Knight
        Born

        25 Oct, 1940

        Died

        01 Nov, 2023

        Nationality

        American

        Age at time of death

        83

      • Pablo Picasso
        Pablo Picasso
        Born

        25 Oct, 1881

        Died

        08 Apr, 1973

        Nationality

        Spanish

        Age at time of death

        91

      • Mahalia Jackson
        Mahalia Jackson
        Born

        26 Oct, 1911

        Died

        27 Jan, 1972

        Nationality

        American

        Age at time of death

        60

      • Napoleon Hill
        Napoleon Hill
        Born

        26 Oct, 1883

        Died

        08 Nov, 1970

        Nationality

        American

        Age at time of death

        87

      • György Pauk
        György Pauk
        Born

        26 Oct, 1936

        Died

        18 Nov, 2024

        Nationality

        Hungarian

        Age at time of death

        88

      • William Julius "Judy" Johnson
        Judy Johnson
        Born

        26 Oct, 1899

        Died

        15 Jun, 1989

        Nationality

        American

        Age at time of death

        89

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        Famous Deaths This Week In History

        • Jack Roosevelt Robinson
          Jackie Robinson
          Born

          31 Jan, 1919

          Died

          24 Oct, 1972

          Nationality

          American

          Age at time of death

          53

        • Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara
          Sirikit
          Born

          12 Aug, 1932

          Died

          24 Oct, 2025

          Nationality

          Thai

          Age at time of death

          93

        • Rosa Parks
          Rosa Parks
          Born

          04 Feb, 1913

          Died

          24 Oct, 2005

          Nationality

          American

          Age at time of death

          92

        • Laszlo Biro
          László Bíró
          Born

          29 Sep, 1899

          Died

          24 Oct, 1985

          Nationality

          Hungarian, Argentine

          Age at time of death

          86

        • Christian Dior
          Christian Dior
          Born

          21 Jan, 1905

          Died

          24 Oct, 1957

          Nationality

          French

          Age at time of death

          52

        • Philip Chapman Lesh
          Phil Lesh
          Born

          15 Mar, 1940

          Died

          25 Oct, 2024

          Nationality

          American

          Age at time of death

          84

        • Roger Miller
          Roger Miller
          Born

          02 Jan, 1936

          Died

          25 Oct, 1992

          Nationality

          American

          Age at time of death

          56

        • Jack DeJohnette Jr
          Jack DeJohnette
          Born

          09 Aug, 1942

          Died

          26 Oct, 2025

          Nationality

          American

          Age at time of death

          83

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          Quote of the Week

          • David Roger Johansen

            “The New York Dolls weren’t about rebellion. We were about liberation.”

            David Roger Johansen

            Actor, Singer

          • Richard Merrill Cohen

            “I am not defined by multiple sclerosis. I have MS, MS does not have me.”

            Richard Merrill Cohen

            Author, Journalist

          • Yvonne Barr

            “Science was a chapter, not my whole story”

            Yvonne Barr

            Researcher, Teacher

          • Leslie Groves

            “People who talk of outlawing the atomic bomb are mistaken - what needs to be outlawed is war”

            Leslie Groves

            United States Army Corps of Engineers officer

          • Teddy Pendergrass

            “The majority of my audience has always been women”

            Teddy Pendergrass

            Composer, Singer

          • Koyo Kouoh

            “Art is a space of freedom, and that freedom is essential for societies to imagine themselves differently.”

            Koyo Kouoh

            Art curator, Manager

          • Catherine the Great

            “The more a man knows, the more he forgives”

            Catherine the Great

            Empress

          • Xie Xide

            “Many Chinese take it for granted that a university president must be a man.”

            Xie Xide

            Educator, Physicist

          • Georgios Papanikolaou

            “The first observation of cancer cells in the smear of the uterine cervix gave me one of the greatest thrills I ever experienced during my scientific career”

            Georgios Papanikolaou

            Microscopist, Physician

          • Joseph Isadore Lieberman

            “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.”

            Joseph Isadore Lieberman

            Author, Lawyer

          • Irving Berlin

            “After you get what you want you don’t want it.”

            Irving Berlin

            Composer, Lyricist

          • Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon

            “I'm extremely shy. I need to know them very well before feeling comfortable around people.”

            Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon

            Businessman., Film producer

          • D. H. Lawrence

            “I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.”

            D. H. Lawrence

            Writer

          • Clara Gordon Bow

            “People used to say that I had a feeling of closeness, a great warmth of loving everybody, that they could tell me their troubles.”

            Clara Gordon Bow

            American actress

          • Colvin George Scott

            “Good lyrics don’t expire—truth never goes out of style.”

            Colvin George Scott

            Reggae singer, Songwriter

          • Sam Walton

            “The key to the success of Walmart is the people we have. Give them the tools, the training, and the opportunity, and they'll do the job.”

            Sam Walton

            Businessman

            David Roger Johansen
            “The New York Dolls weren’t about rebellion. We were about liberation.”
            David Roger Johansen
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            Notable People Who Died in 2025

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              Pope Francis

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              Archbishop, Pope, Priest

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              1930 - 2025 - (Aged: 95)

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              Geneviève Page

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              French actress

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            • George Foreman

              George Foreman

              1949 - 2025 - (Aged: 76)

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              Bold, imaginative and strong-willed leaders, always finding a way – or making one. George Foreman was a bold, resilient, and charismatic leader who thrived on challenge, reinvention, and achievement—demonstrating strategic thinking, unwavering determination, and the ability to inspire others both in and out of the ring.

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