The code of Hammurabi in ancient Babylon prescribed this punishment for a doctor convicted of inept surgery: amputation of the hands.

App & Tools

Top Authors

• Socrates

  Philosopher

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

• Thomas Aquinas

  Priest

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

• Carrie Fisher

  Actress

  Sunday, Oct 21, 1956
  Tuesday, Dec 27, 2016

• Will Rogers

  Actor

  Tuesday, Nov 04, 1879
  Thursday, Aug 15, 1935

• Dalai Lama

  Saturday, Jul 06, 1935
  

• Rodney Dangerfield

  Comedian

  Tuesday, Nov 22, 1921
  Tuesday, Oct 05, 2004

• William Blake

  Poet

  Monday, Nov 28, 1757
  Sunday, Aug 12, 1827

• Groucho Marx

  Comedian

  Thursday, Oct 02, 1890
  Friday, Aug 19, 1977

• Voltaire

  Writer

  Sunday, Nov 21, 1694
  Saturday, May 30, 1778

• Deepak Chopra

  Author

  Wednesday, Oct 22, 1947
  

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States

  Wednesday, Mar 15, 1933
  

• Stephen Covey

  Author

  Monday, Oct 24, 1932
  Monday, Jul 16, 2012

• Mahatma Gandhi

  Civil Rights Leader

  Saturday, Oct 02, 1869
  Friday, Jan 30, 1948

• Pope John Paul Ii

  Priest

  Tuesday, May 18, 1920
  Saturday, Apr 02, 2005

• Joe Biden

  Vice President Of The United States

  Friday, Nov 20, 1942