May 5th: Karl Marx! Born on this day in 1818, he was a philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Marxs work in economics laid the basis for the current understanding of labor and its relation to capital, and has influenced much of subsequent economic thought. He published numerous books during his lifetime, the most notable being The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital. In 1849 he was exiled and moved to London together with his wife and children where he continued writing and formulating his theories about social and economic activity. He also campaigned for socialism and became a significant figure in the International Workingmens Association. Marxs theories about society, economics and politics, collectively known as Marxism, hold that human societies progress through class struggle, a conflict between an ownership class that controls production and a dispossessed laboring class that provides the labor for production. Predicting that Capitalism would collapse on itself when the workers realized they had the power over the owners, Marx pushed for Socialism and Communism. Arguing that social theorists and underprivileged people alike should carry out organised revolutionary action to topple capitalism and bring about socio-economic change. Honorable Mention: Alien and Millennium actor, Lance Henriksen 1940 Monty Pythoner and Fish Called Wanda stutterer, Michael Palin 1943 Indys Sallah and Legolass Gimli lets throw in some Sliders, Robin of Sherwood, James Bond and Spongebob, John Rhys-Davies 1944 Vlogger, Hank Green 1980 (Good stuff, smart and informative) Singer, Craig David 1981 Immorals actor, Henry Cavill 1983 Cat on a fence like singer, Adele 1988
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