George John Douglas Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll, styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847, was born on April 30, 1823, in Ardencaple Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

He was a Scottish peer and polymath who succeeded his father to become the eighth Duke of Argyll in 1847 and went on to a career as a Liberal politician under both Prime Minister Palmerston (as Privy Seal 1852-55 & 1859-66 and Postmaster General 1855-58) and Prime Minister Gladstone (as Secretary of State for India). He broke with Gladstone in 1881 on the latter's idea of home rule for Ireland.

He is best known, however, for his extensive writings on science, theology, economy, and politics. Topics ranged from fossils (one of his tenants on the isle of Mull found fossilized leaves embedded with basalt lava) to the principles of bird flight (with hopes of advancing artificial flying machines). He also wrote about his opposition to Darwin's theories.

His work as an amateur scientist garnered him the role of president of various scientific societies, including the Geological Society of London and numerous honorary abbreviations after his name. He also served as Chancellor of St. Andrews University and then as Rector of the University of Glasgow.

He died on April 24, 1900, in Inveraray Castle, Argyll, Scotland.

John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, son of Duke of Argyll, George Douglas Campbell (1823-1900), was born on August 6, 1845, in London, England.

He was the 4th Governor General of Canada. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Eton College, St. Andrews University and Trinity College, Cambridge University, as well as at the National Art Training School. For ten years before coming to Canada, Lorne travelled throughout North and Central America, writing travel literature and poetry. In the UK, he represented, from 1868, the constituency of Argyllshire as a Liberal Member of Parliament in the House of Commons. He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the part-time 1st Argyll and Bute Artillery Volunteers in 1866. He gave up the position in the 1880s but was appointed the unit's Honorary Colonel in 1900. He served as the 4th Governor General of Canada from 25 November 1878 to 23 October 1883. At age 33, he was Canada's youngest governor-general. He and Princess Louise made many lasting contributions to Canadian society, especially in the field of arts and sciences. They encouraged the establishment of the Royal Society of Canada, the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and the National Gallery of Canada, even selecting some of its first paintings. Campbell was involved in the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway and other projects, such as a hospital for British Columbia. He was intensely interested in Canada and Canadians. He travelled throughout the country, encouraging the establishment of numerous institutions, and met with First Nations and other Canadians from all walks of life. At Rideau Hall, he and Princess Louise hosted many social functions, including numerous ice skating and tobogganing parties as well as balls, dinners, and state occasions. His small collection of First Nations artifacts was purchased by the British Museum in 1887. He was Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle from 1892 to 1914 and he sat as MP for Manchester South from 1895 until the death of his father on 24 April 1900, when he succeeded as 9th and 2nd Duke of Argyll. He and Princess Louise lived at Kensington Palace until his death in 1914. In 1883, he published the book "Memories of Canada and Scotland."

In 1871, he married Queen Victoria's fourth daughter, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. He died from pneumonia on May 2, 1914, in Cowes, England.

Angel Blanco was born in 1978 in Monterrey, Mexico.

He is a Mexican guitarist and musical researcher. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in Music from Bishop's University and has three postgraduate degrees from the prestigious McGill University in Canada. He stands out for his career as a guitarist and promoter of avant-garde performance techniques within the acoustic and electric guitars, as well as his incursions into electronics and vocal-percussive experimentation. He has performed in forums and universities in North America, Germany, Peru and the Caribbean, including the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico, the Fórum Internacional de las Culturas in Monterrey, the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, the State University of New York, the Center for New Music in San Francisco, Queen's University in Canada and the Museo de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba. He has received several grants from Mexico and Canada's public institutions, e.g. ICOCULT, FONCA and McGill University, including the highly competitive Recording Production Grant from the state of Nuevo Leon's Ministry of Culture (CONARTE).

Born Hyman Arluck in Buffalo, New York, the child of a Jewish cantor, he learned to play the piano as a youth, and formed a band as a young man. He achieved local success as a pianist and singer before moving to New York City in his early twenties, where he worked as an accompanist in vaudeville and changed his name to Harold Arlen. Between 1926 and about 1934, Arlen appeared occasionally as a band vocalist on records by artists, among others Eddie Duchin.

In 1929, Arlen composed his first well-known song: "Get Happy" (with lyrics by Ted Koehler). Throughout the early and mid-1930s, Arlen and Koehler wrote shows for the Cotton Club, a popular Harlem night club, as well as for Broadway musicals and Hollywood films. Arlen and Koehler's partnership resulted in a number of hit songs, including the familiar standards like "Stormy Weather.”

In the mid-1930s, Arlen married, and spent increasing time in California, writing for movie musicals. He began working with lyricist E. Y. "Yip" Harburg and in 1938, the team was hired by MGM to compose songs for The Wizard of Oz, the most famous of which is "Over the Rainbow", for which they won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song. He also wrote "The Man That Got Away”, both defining songs of Judy Garland's career.

In the 1940s, Arlen teamed up with lyricist Johnny Mercer, and continued to write hit songs like "That Old Black Magic", "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive", and "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)."

Arlen died in 1986 of cancer at his Manhattan apartment at the age of eighty-one. Shortly before his death, Arlen adopted the 22 year old adult son of his brother Julius "Jerry" Arluck, so that his estate would have an heir in order to extend his copyright. Samuel Arlen runs the company that owns the rights to the Arlen catalog.

Born Hyman Arluck in Buffalo, New York, the child of a Jewish cantor, he learned to play the piano as a youth, and formed a band as a young man. He achieved local success as a pianist and singer before moving to New York City in his early twenties, where he worked as an accompanist in vaudeville and changed his name to Harold Arlen. Between 1926 and about 1934, Arlen appeared occasionally as a band vocalist on records by artists, among others Eddie Duchin.

In 1929, Arlen composed his first well-known song: "Get Happy" (with lyrics by Ted Koehler). Throughout the early and mid-1930s, Arlen and Koehler wrote shows for the Cotton Club, a popular Harlem night club, as well as for Broadway musicals and Hollywood films. Arlen and Koehler's partnership resulted in a number of hit songs, including the familiar standards like "Stormy Weather.”

In the mid-1930s, Arlen married, and spent increasing time in California, writing for movie musicals. He began working with lyricist E. Y. "Yip" Harburg and in 1938, the team was hired by MGM to compose songs for The Wizard of Oz, the most famous of which is "Over the Rainbow", for which they won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song. He also wrote "The Man That Got Away”, both defining songs of Judy Garland's career.

In the 1940s, Arlen teamed up with lyricist Johnny Mercer, and continued to write hit songs like "That Old Black Magic", "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive", and "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)."

Arlen died in 1986 of cancer at his Manhattan apartment at the age of eighty-one. Shortly before his death, Arlen adopted the 22 year old adult son of his brother Julius "Jerry" Arluck, so that his estate would have an heir in order to extend his copyright. Samuel Arlen runs the company that owns the rights to the Arlen catalog.

Saul Arlosoroff was born in 1930 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

He was an Israeli water engineer, consultant, and author. He was educated at Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology. He published several books, e.g. “Handpumps Testing and Development" (1984), “Community Water Supply: The Handpump Option” (1987) and "Conflict Management of Water Resources" (2002).

He died on February 13, 2024.

David Armit (b. 16 Dec 1848, Westray, Orkney; d. 07 Feb 1923, Strathclair, Manitoba) worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company. In 1878, he received his commission raising him to the first grade, above senior clerk, carrying with it the title of “Junior Chief Trader.” Among a number of positions, he was Chief Trader for the company in Manitoba House in 1889. There is a lake west of Swan Lake on the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border named after him, as is a river flowing into Red Deer Lake.