Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway, an author from the United States, was born in 1899. With some of his most memorable works being released during this time period, he had a tremendous impact on twentieth-century literature. Some of his more well-known works are The Old Man and the Sea, Farewell to Arms, and For Whom the Bell Tolls, among many more. Many of his novels are now regarded as classics in their own right.
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna was born in 1901 in St. Petersburg, Russia, and was the daughter of Tsar Nicolas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Her father was the last Tsar of Imperial Russia and she was born into a royal family. Grand Duchess Anastasia and her family died in their home on the night of July 17, 1918, despite widespread speculation that she had escaped during the siege of the palace.
