The sea always offers up incredible stories of survivors' fortitude. Myths of a lot of countries have variations on that.

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• Steven Wright

  Comedian

  Tuesday, Dec 06, 1955
  

• Benjamin Franklin

  Founding Father Of The United States

  Sunday, Jan 17, 1706
  Saturday, Apr 17, 1790

• Maya Angelou

  Author

  Wednesday, Apr 04, 1928
  Wednesday, May 28, 2014

• Barack Obama

  44Th U.s. President

  Friday, Aug 04, 1961
  

• Napoleon Bonaparte

  Military Commander

  Tuesday, Aug 15, 1769
  Saturday, May 05, 1821

• Aristotle

  Philosopher

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970

• John C. Maxwell

  Author

  Thursday, Feb 20, 1947
  

• Dalai Lama

  Saturday, Jul 06, 1935
  

• Theodore Roosevelt

  26Th U.s. President

  Wednesday, Oct 27, 1858
  Monday, Jan 06, 1919

• Zig Ziglar

  Author

  Saturday, Nov 06, 1926
  Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012

• Walt Whitman

  Poet

  Monday, May 31, 1819
  Saturday, Mar 26, 1892

• Soren Kierkegaard

  Philosopher

  Wednesday, May 05, 1813
  Sunday, Nov 11, 1855

• Mae West

  Actress

  Thursday, Aug 17, 1893
  Saturday, Nov 22, 1980

• Thomas Aquinas

  Priest

  Tuesday, Jan 28, 1225
  Wednesday, Mar 07, 1274

• Muhammad Ali

  Professional Boxer

  Saturday, Jan 17, 1942
  Friday, Jun 03, 2016