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Czech politician | Legislative Yuan Congress Diplomatic Honor Medal (2023), Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class (2023) | Czech Technical University in

German politician | Helene-Weber-award (2015) | University of Bamberg | Forchheim: October 2, 1983 - Moscow: October 20, 2001 | Lisa Badum | Forchheim: October

Belgian politician | Knight of the Order of Leopold (2019) | Université Libre de Bruxelles | Uccle: October 2, 1973 - 7th arrondissement of Paris: March 10, 1957

Serbian politician | Order of Friendship, Order of the Flag of Republika Srpska, Order of St. Sava | University of Kragujevac | Novi Sad: October 2, 1972

British politician (born 1970) | Fulbright Scholarship | The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College, Victoria University of Manchester, Harvard

American Attorney and Counselor at Law | Bronze Star Medal | Florida State University | Tampa: October 2, 1968 - Berlin: December 17, 1840 | Michael Scionti

Soviet and Russian actress | Order of Friendship, Merited Artist of the Russian Federation | Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute | Kyiv: October 2, 1966

German politician | Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (2018) | University of Bonn | Brühl: October 2, 1965 - Panama City: May 29, 2017 | Michael Breuer

Australian legal scholar | Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (2018) | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Mount Scopus Memorial College

British politician (1961-2011) | Knight Bachelor | St Paul's School, Gonville and Caius College | London: October 2, 1961 - April 11, 2011 | Simon Milton

Russian politician | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | South Ural State University | Chelyabinsk: October 2, 1960 - Beaurecueil

Belgian politician | Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown | University of Liège | Ougrée: October 2, 1958 - Moscow: March 26, 1947 | Laurette Onkelinx

Ukrainian politician | Order of Agricultural Merit (France), Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class, Order of the Badge of Honour, Dostyk Order of grade

British politician (born 1955) | Knight Bachelor (2019) | King's College London, The Dickson Poon School of Law | Gosport: October 2, 1955 - Cairo: October 28, 1973

Princess of Cambodia | Royal Order of Monisaraphon, Royal Order of Queen Kossomak, Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia, Commander of the Legion of Honour

Sierra Leonean President | Order of the Republic of The Gambia | Government Secondary School for Boys, Fourah Bay College | Makeni: October 2, 1953 - New

Czech economist (born 1952) | IZA Prize in Labor Economics (2015), Neuron Prize for Lifelong Contribution to Science (2012), Czech Medal of Merit (2024)

politician | Excellence in Education of Ukraine Badge, State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology | National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine

Japanese politician | honorary citizen of Fuzhou (2005) | Naha City Mawashi Junior High School, Okinawa Prefectural Naha High School, Hosei University, Naha

Russian politician | Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo, Medal "For Labour Valour" | Minsk State Linguistic University | Chita: October 2, 1949

Estonian politician | European of the year (2015), Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal

French politician (Union for a Popular Movement) | Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (2018), Knight of

Japanese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star | Waseda University | Ome: October 2, 1945 - October 13, 2015 | Kyoko Nishikawa | Ome

United States Marine (1945-1997) | Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Silver Star | St. Mary's University, Texas, John F. Kennedy School of Government, St.

Russian hardline Communist politician/trade unionist (1945-2018) | Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | MSU Faculty

Taiwanese business executive and politician | Asia's Most Influential Taiwan (2021) | Tamkang University | British Hong Kong: October 2, 1937 - Belgrade

American politician | Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit | University of Notre Dame (1958) | Lafayette: October 2, 1936 - April 27, 2024

Spanish journalist and writer (1936–2023) | Hijo Adoptivo de Soria (1992), Premio Planeta de Novela (1992), National Award of Essay (1979) | Gárgoris y Habidis

German politician (1935-2003) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ring of Honor of the City of Worms | Johannes

India-born British judge | Knight Bachelor | Trinity College, Michaelhouse, University of Cape Town | Dehradun: October 2, 1934 - Berlin: April 2, 2020

Italian judge and politician (1932-2002) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | University of Naples Federico II | Aversa

Canadian politician (1930-2018) | Officer of the Order of Canada | Saint Louis University, Seattle University | Vancouver: October 2, 1930 - Victoria: February 2, 2018

Australian politician (1929-2017) | Centenary Medal (2001) | Canberra Grammar School | Wagga Wagga: October 2, 1929 - Canberra: November 16, 2017 | Wal Fife

French politician (1925-2007) | Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Knight of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit

Italian politician (1922-1989) | Robert Schuman Medal (1988), Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1985) | University of Florence | Florence

German politician (1921-2014) | Order of Karl Marx, Star of People's Friendship (1985), Patriotic Order of Merit (honor clasp), Banner of Labor, Order of the

British biochemist (1907-1997) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society (1942), life peer (1962), Royal Medal (1955), honorary

Soviet general and politician (1907-1977) | Order of the Red Star, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Order of Suvorov, 1st class

45th President of Bolivia | Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1987), Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of

Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 | Bharat Ratna (1966) | Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Harish Chandra Postgraduate College | Pandit Deen Dayal

Austrian politician, minister, chancellor (1902–1965) | honorary doctor of the Vienna Technical University, Ring of Honour of the austrian state Lower

Estonian writer and politician | Juhan Smuul literary award (1984), Juhan Smuul literary award (1980), Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Rakvere Teachers'

Soviet politician | Order of Lenin | Iakov Sverdlov Communist University | Mogilev Governorate: October 2, 1894 - Kommunarka shooting ground: July 28, 1938

Polish military leader (1889-1936) | Gold Cross of Merit, Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Badge

American politician (1885-1954) | Florida Women's Hall of Fame (1992) | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Jacksonville: October 2, 1885 - Copenhagen: July 26, 1954

Marshal of the Soviet Union (1882-1945) | Order of Saint Anna, Order of Saint Vladimir 4th class with swords and bow (1914), Order of Lenin (1945), Order of

Spanish author (1881–1936) | Galician Literature Day (1977) | University of Santiago de Compostela | Viveiro: October 2, 1881 - A Coruña: March 4, 1936

Norwegian politician and businessman (1873-1968) | Holmenkollen Medal (1918) | TU Dresden | Oslo: October 2, 1873 - April 21, 1968 | Hassa Horn | Oslo: October

American politician, U.S. Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944 | Nobel Peace Prize (1945) | Cumberland School of Law, National Normal University, Wilmington College

Indian independence activist (1869–1948) | Queen's South Africa Medal, Time Person of the Year (1930), Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo, Kaisar-i-Hind

President of Brazil (1867-1924) | Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword | Law School, University of São Paulo, Federal University of Pernambuco

British Army general and surgeon | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George | University of London, Christ's Hospital, Leeds School of Medicine

Swedish geologist (1858-1943) | Wollaston Medal (1920), Berzelius Medal (1927), Vega Medal (1915), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1930), Björkén Prize (1917)

New Zealand scientist, educationalist, social worker and politician (1848-1933) | Hector Medal (1929), Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (1919), Fellow

Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934) | honorary citizen of Berlin

Swedish admiral (1842-1920), captain of the Vega expedition | Order of the House of Orange (1908), Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1880), Order of the

Brazilian politician (1828-1889) | Imperial Order of the Rose, Grand Master | Heidelberg University | Fortaleza: October 2, 1828 - Rio de Janeiro: November 3, 1889

Dutch politician (1822-1895) | Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Leiden University | The Hague: October 2, 1822 - The Hague: July 28, 1895 | Jan

Canadian politician | Knight Bachelor | Upper Canada College | Dundas: October 2, 1822 - Toronto: June 25, 1887 | Matthew Crooks Cameron | Dundas: October 2

Swedish poet, composer and politician (1817-1901) | Royal Order of the Seraphim (1890), Order of the Polar Star - Commander's Grand Cross (1873)

British politician (1815–1862) | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath | St Mary's College, Oscott | October 2, 1815 - October 11, 1862 | Thomas Nicholas

French politician, poet and librettist | Montyon Science Award (1825) | College of Juilly | Paris: October 2, 1771 - Paris: August 14, 1839 | Auguste Creuzé

British noble | Fellow of the Royal Society | St John's College | Suffolk: October 2, 1769 - London: February 15, 1859 | Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of

French politician (1761-1837) | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour | Tübinger Stift | Schorndorf: October 2, 1761 - Paris: December 25, 1837

French engineer | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1804), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1811) | École des Ponts ParisTech | Castres: October 2, 1757

French philosopher (1754-1840) | Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis | College of Juilly | Monna Castle: October 2, 1754 - Monna Castle