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Maurice Yameogo: the
first head of state when Burkina Faso became independent from France in 1960 [Africa]
Gaspar Yanga (born May 14 1545 in Guinea Bassau; kidnapped and
galley-slaved to Mexico; died 1618), known as the Primer Libertador de America
[several mentions on the Africa page; also pre-Columban Americas pages, and Responses to Bullying]; bio here
Max Bernard Yasgur (born December 15 1919; harvested his name and his
fortune between August 15 and 18 1969; died too soon afterwards to reap the
rewards, on February 9 1973): stocking wood on Aug 15 [musical maestros]
Eleazar ben Yehudah: (born circa 1176; fed to the worms, on some unknown date in 1238): one of
the great Kalonymos family - in
this blog on Feb 19, and more here [reverend
writers]
Sergei Aleksandrovich Yesenin (born October 3 1895; died December 28 1925): added to Yevtushenko’s library on July 18, to Victor
Serge’s on Aug 20; married to Isadora Duncan, though
it isn’t mentioned on either of their blog-appearances - bio and lots of poems
in translation here and here [The Poets]
Yeshaq I, emperor
of Ethiopia: sending an envoy to the King of Aragón in 1427, to forge an
alliance against the Muslims; bio here [Africa]
Yesha-Yah ben Yoseph, known by
his Latin pronunciation as Jesus, rather
than by his Greek pronunciation as Isaiah; born
either December 21 1BCE or January 6 1CE, on the threshing-floor of the
corn-god Tammuz in Beit Lechem Ephratah; on June 22 as it happens in this blog, though
for some reason it is usually listed on modern Christian calendars as December
25; died Erev Pesach 34 CE. Also mentioned on Jan 5, and on April 29 where
Yoseph his father, Mor-Yah his mother, and
Herod the king, also get included, alongside quotes from Luke and Matthew.
Fulbert Youlou: the
first head of state when Congo-Brazzaville gained independence from France on
August 15 1960 [Africa]
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David ben Zakkai of Pumbedita (917-940): engaged in a silly squabble with Sa’adia ben Joseph on May 16 - click here; and more on Sa’adiah here
Rabah Shir Zanji, the "Lion of
the Zanj"; leading African slaves in rebellion against their Arab owners in
694-95 [Responses to Bullying and the Africa page]
Alexander von Zemlinsky (born October 14 1871; died March 15 1942): inspired
Hans Krása on April 1; seems to have impressed everyone
who mattered throughout his life, so why have none of us today heard of him?
bio with much adulation here;
interesting mother too! see the bio-link [musical maestros]
Zerubabel (Zeruv-Bavel): the man
who brought the first Jews back from exile in Babylon around 536 BCE, BibleNet
linked on March 5 and March 10, those links also taking you to here
Wu Zetian (born February 17 624; died December 16 705), Wu
Zhao her
birth-name: Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and
then (from 690) in her own right: among the Supra Idesses on April 17; bio here [China page]
Alfred (Fred) Zinneman: “A Man
For All Seasons on July 6 [the
world as stage]
Mark
Zuckerberg:
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Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma: absolute
power corrupts absolutely, on Feb 11; the ANC
view of him here;
a rather less idolatrous version here [political ideologues and Africa page]
Zumbi: leader of fugitive slaves who created the independent
state of Palmares in Brazil in 1630 [pre-Columban Americas]
Shabtai Zvi, the
original Hasidic Rebbe, though later known as Aziz
Mehmed Effendi (born Av 9
5386/August 1 1626; died at some unkown date in 1676 CE so I can't give you the
Hijri equivalent): convinced he was the reborn Mashi’ach on Sept 30; bio here [reverend writers, though in his case irreverend writers, or even complete nutcases, might be a more
accurate designation]
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