Bedřich Švestka (Bedrich Svestka)

Finnish politician | Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland (2019) | University of Helsinki | Mäntyharju: January 16, 1985 - Berlin: April 28, 2007

Polish politician | Pro Patria Medal (2023), Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence (2021) | St. Augustine's High School, Faculty of Law and

Australian politician (born 1965) | Fulbright Scholarship | Columbia Business School, University of Sydney, Sydney Grammar School | Devizes: January 16, 1965

Swiss-Finnish politician, business executive | Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland (2014) | Hanken School of Economics | Helsinki: January 16, 1964

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2004) | Colegio Santa María del Pilar, CUNEF Universidad | Madrid: January 16, 1960

Japanese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star | Nihon University | Kanazawa: January 16, 1959 - Kanazawa: June 22, 2021 | Ken Okuda

captain-regent of San Marino | Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | University of Urbino | Borgo Maggiore: January

Austrian politician | Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2002), Grand Officer of the Order of Honour for Services to the

Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Klio Award, Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, Cross of Freedom and Solidarity | University of Łódź | January 16

New Zealand politician | New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal | Whanganui City College | Northampton: January 16, 1956 - Santiago: February 28, 2009 | Mark

Russian politician | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University | Znamenskoe: January 16, 1955

Russian historian (*1952) | Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University (2019) | Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Spanish writer and politician | Autonomous University of Barcelona | Barcelona: January 16, 1951 - Teo, A Coruña: August 20, 2012 | Gemma Lienas - Gemma

Italian historian, professor, politician, and activist | Commander of the Legion of Honour, Man of Reconciliation, Humanismus prize (2016), honorary doctor of

Finnish politician | Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (2010), Medal of Merit, in silver, of the Red Cross of Finland | University of Helsinki

Japanese politician | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun | Nihon University | Adachi-ku: January 16, 1949 - Heidelberg: August 28, 1867 | Ichirō

Estonian general and politician | White Cross of the Estonian Defence League 3rd class, White Cross of the Estonian Defence League 1st class (2011), Order of

German lawyer and left-wing politician | Golden Hen (2018), Orden wider den tierischen Ernst (2017) | Heinrich-Hertz-Gymnasium, Humboldt University of Berlin

Japanse baseball player | Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame | Kofu: January 16, 1948 - Santiago: November 25, 1941 | Tsuneo Horiuchi | Kofu: January 16, 1948

Ukrainian politician | Merited transport worker of Ukraine (1995), Order of Merit, 1st class (2007), Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class (2001), Order of the

Austrian economic historian and social historian | Grand Gold Decoration of Styria | University of Graz | Graz: January 16, 1944 - Saint-Antoine Hospital

French MEP (1942-2018) | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2002), Order of Freedom, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the National

Indian politician (1942-2019) | Banga Bibhushan (1998), Outstanding Parliamentarian Award (1998) | Osmania University, North-Eastern Hill University | Madgul

Slovenian politician (1940-2017) | Decoration of Merit, Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2009) | University of Maribor

American politician in Arkansas | Eagle Scout | Rhodes College, Vanderbilt University Law School, University of Arkansas | Memphis: January 16, 1934

American judge | Order of Lincoln, Margaret Brent Award (2005) | Loyola University Chicago School of Law | January 16, 1930 - February 23, 2013 | Mary Ann

American politician (1929-2009) | Bronze Star Medal | University of Florida, Princeton University | Jacksonville: January 16, 1929 - Jacksonville: November 23, 2009

Moroccan activist (1926-2010) | PEN Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award (1991) | University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mines ParisTech | Casablanca

Dutch politician (1923–2015) | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1970) | Utrecht University, Marnix Gymnasium | Bleskensgraaf: January 16, 1923

British politician (1921–2008) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Grove Academy | Dundee: January 16, 1921 - London: October 3, 2008 | George

Chinese writer (1920-2008) | Mao Dun Literature Prize (1982) | Military and Political University of Resistance Against Japan | Zhengzhou: January 16, 1920

Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 1975 | Independence Award | University of Calcutta, Aligarh Muslim University, Maulana Azad College | Sirajganj District

Lord Mayor of the city of Brisbane, Australia (1918-2007) | Officer of the Order of Australia (1976) | Anglican Church Grammar School | Ipswich: January 16

Australian politician (1916-1996) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Timaru Boys' High School | Eltham: January 16, 1916 - Brisbane: August 8, 1996

President of Chile (1911-1982) | Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá, Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold

German police and SS general, head of the military secret services and convicted war criminal (1910-1952) | Iron Cross | University of Bonn | Saarbrücken

American government official (1907–2004) | Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Presidential Medal of Freedom (1985), Eric M. Warburg Award (1990) | Hotchkiss

Japanese bureaucrat and politician (1898-1979) | Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of the Rising

Japanese medical scientist and bureaucrat (1893-1983) | Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class | University of Tokyo | Osaka: January 16

American politician | Legionnaire of Legion of Merit | duPont Manual High School | Louisville: January 16, 1890 - September 25, 1972 | Joseph D. Scholtz

President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1949 to 1951 | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice | University of San Carlos

Norwegian metallurgist and politician (1888–1945) | Commander of the Order of the Polar Star, Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown | RWTH Aachen University

Canadian politician (1887–1950) | honorary doctorate at the Laval University | Laval University | Victoriaville: January 16, 1887 - Quebec City: February 14, 1950

British politician (1886-1948) | Military Cross | Eton College | January 16, 1886 - November 30, 1948 | George Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham | January 16, 1886

Estonian politician (1870–1942) | Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class | Imperial University of Dorpat

American academic and politician (1858-1936) | honorary doctor of Purdue University (1904) | Purdue University | Patriot: January 16, 1858 - Washington, D.C.

Japanese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | Daigakkō | Saga Domain: January 16, 1856 - December 22, 1938 | Tokitoshi Taketomi | Saga Domain

Polish engineer and pedagogue | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice | Lviv Polytechnic | Lviv: January 16, 1853 - Lviv

16 Jan 1852 - 18 Mar 1923 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class | Nisshinkan | Aizu Domain: January 16, 1852 - March 18, 1923 | Kusaka Yoshio | Aizu

Prime Minister of Albania (1844-1919) | Hero of Albania | Zosimaia School | Vlorë: January 16, 1844 - Perugia: January 24, 1919 | Ismail Kemal | Vlorë

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1841–1899) | Medal of Honor | Bowdoin College, Old University of Chicago | Florence: January 16, 1841 - Fort

Japanese politician (1836-1915) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class (1879), Silver Medal with Yellow Ribbon (1888), Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the

French politician and physician (1834-1898) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1888) | University of Paris, Paris Medical Faculty | Langres: January 16, 1834

Polish general and war hero (1826-1864) | Cross of Independence with Swords, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class | Svislač gymnasium | Šastakova: January 16, 1826

French politician (1815–1896) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1864) | École polytechnique | Saint-Martin-ès-Vignes: January 16, 1815 - Paris: March 23, 1896

Swedish count, military officer, politician, civil servant and writer (1814-1886) | honorary doctorate of the University of Copenhagen (1879), honorary

Finnish general and politician | Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of St. George, 4th class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class

British politician | Fellow of the Royal Society | Eton College | January 16, 1796 - London: March 17, 1868 | Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington | January

French politician (1787-1862) | Commander of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Red Eagle | Académie de législation de Paris, Collège des Quatre-Nations

Polish politician (1778-1846) | Order of Saint Stanislaus (1785), Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint Anna, 4th class, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class