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Edward Marshall Hall
Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (d. 1927)

#Edward_Marshall_Hall

David Copperfield (illusionist)
David Copperfield, American magician and actor

#David_Copperfield_(illusionist)

Monique Brumby
Monique Brumby, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Monique_Brumby

Maggie Atkinson
Maggie Atkinson, English educator and civil servant

#Maggie_Atkinson

Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (d. 2015)

#Lee_Kuan_Yew

Anca Parghel
Anca Parghel, Romanian singer and pianist (d. 2008)

#Anca_Parghel

Katie Melua
Katie Melua, Georgian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Katie_Melua

B.B. King
B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2015)

#B.B._King

Dave Sabo
Dave Sabo, American guitarist and songwriter

#Dave_Sabo

Gregorio Barbarigo
Gregorio Barbarigo, Roman Catholic saint (d. 1697)

#Gregorio_Barbarigo

Janis Paige
Janis Paige, American actress and singer

#Janis_Paige

Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown
Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, English journalist and politician, 2nd Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

#Mark_Malloch_Brown,_Baron_Malloch-Brown

Orel Hershiser
Orel Hershiser, American baseball player and coach

#Orel_Hershiser

Aleksandr Medved
Aleksandr Medved, Russian wrestler

#Aleksandr_Medved

Charles Haughey
Charles Haughey, Irish accountant, lawyer, and politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 2006)

#Charles_Haughey

Annamária Szalai
Annamária Szalai, Hungarian journalist, economist, and politician (d. 2013)

#Annamária_Szalai

Daoguang Emperor
Daoguang Emperor of China (d. 1850)

#Daoguang_Emperor

Karl-Heinz Riedle
Karl-Heinz Riedle, German footballer and manager

#Karl-Heinz_Riedle

Avigdor Hameiri
Avigdor Hameiri, Israeli author (d. 1970)

#Avigdor_Hameiri

Kirsty Coventry
Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean swimmer

#Kirsty_Coventry

Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler, American actress, comedian, and producer

#Amy_Poehler

Max Minghella
Max Minghella, English actor

#Max_Minghella

Kevin Young (hurdler)
Kevin Young, American hurdler

#Kevin_Young_(hurdler)

Ed Begley Jr.
Ed Begley Jr., American actor and environmental activist

#Ed_Begley_Jr.

Kyle Lafferty
Kyle Lafferty, Irish footballer

#Kyle_Lafferty

Nick Jonas
Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Nick_Jonas

Sadako Ogata
Sadako Ogata, Japanese academic and diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

#Sadako_Ogata

Per Pålsson
Per Pålsson, Swedish murderer (d. 1914)

#Per_Pålsson

Karl Dönitz
Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, President of Germany (d. 1980)

#Karl_Dönitz

Marvin Hart
Marvin Hart, American boxer (d. 1931)

#Marvin_Hart

Patricia Wald
Patricia Wald, American judge (d. 2019)

#Patricia_Wald

Camiel Eurlings
Camiel Eurlings, Dutch businessman and member of the International Olympic Committee

#Camiel_Eurlings

Sam Byram
Sam Byram, English footballer

#Sam_Byram

Anne Francis
Anne Francis, American actress (d. 2011)

#Anne_Francis

Carl Andre
Carl Andre, American sculptor

#Carl_Andre

Paul Taffanel
Paul Taffanel, French flute player and conductor (d. 1908)

#Paul_Taffanel

Kyla Pratt
Kyla Pratt, American actress and singer

#Kyla_Pratt

Nancy Huston
Nancy Huston, Canadian-American author and translator

#Nancy_Huston

Jake Roche
Jake Roche, English singer-songwriter and actor

#Jake_Roche

Elgin Baylor
Elgin Baylor, American basketball player and coach

#Elgin_Baylor

Esther Vilar
Esther Vilar, Argentinian-German author and playwright

#Esther_Vilar

Rossy de Palma
Rossy de Palma, Spanish-French model and actress

#Rossy_de_Palma

Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda, Hungarian-English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1956)

#Alexander_Korda

Dustin Tokarski
Dustin Tokarski, Canadian ice hockey player

#Dustin_Tokarski

Joel Heyman
Joel Heyman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Joel_Heyman

Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson, English author and playwright

#Julia_Donaldson

Julian Castro
Julian Castro, American lawyer and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

#Julian_Castro

Ron Brewer
Ron Brewer, American basketball player

#Ron_Brewer

Albrecht Kossel
Albrecht Kossel, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1927)

#Albrecht_Kossel

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1751)

#Henry_St_John,_1st_Viscount_Bolingbroke

Norman Lamb
Norman Lamb, English lawyer and politician

#Norman_Lamb

Joe Butler
Joe Butler, American singer, autoharp player, and drummer

#Joe_Butler

Ludwik Teichmann
Ludwik Teichmann, Polish anatomist (d. 1895)

#Ludwik_Teichmann

Brian Sims
Brian Sims, American lawyer, politician, and LGBT activist

#Brian_Sims

Louis Ngwat-Mahop
Louis Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian footballer

#Louis_Ngwat-Mahop

Camilo Sesto
Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2019)

#Camilo_Sesto

Kenny van Weeghel
Kenny van Weeghel, Dutch wheelchair racer

#Kenny_van_Weeghel

Justine Frischmann
Justine Frischmann, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Justine_Frischmann

Hans Swarowsky
Hans Swarowsky, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and educator (d. 1975)

#Hans_Swarowsky

El?na Garan?a
El?na Garan?a, Latvian soprano

#El?na_Garan?a

Allen Funt
Allen Funt, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)

#Allen_Funt

Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Henry Louis Gates Jr., American historian, scholar, and journalist

#Henry_Louis_Gates_Jr.

Jiajing Emperor
Jiajing Emperor of China (d. 1567)

#Jiajing_Emperor

Billy Boy Arnold
Billy Boy Arnold, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Billy_Boy_Arnold

George Chakiris
George Chakiris, American actor, singer, and dancer

#George_Chakiris

Jean Albert Gaudry
Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and paleontologist (d. 1908)

#Jean_Albert_Gaudry

Dick Heckstall-Smith
Dick Heckstall-Smith, English saxophonist (d. 2004)

#Dick_Heckstall-Smith

Kenney Jones
Kenney Jones, English drummer

#Kenney_Jones

Albert Szent-Györgyi
Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian-American physiologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)

#Albert_Szent-Györgyi

Elizabeth de Clare
Elizabeth de Clare, English noblewoman (d. 1360)

#Elizabeth_de_Clare

Brandon Moss
Brandon Moss, American baseball player

#Brandon_Moss

Julia Drusilla
Julia Drusilla, Roman daughter of Germanicus (d. 38)

#Julia_Drusilla

The Bravado Brothers
Lancelot Bravado, American wrestler

#The_Bravado_Brothers

Colin Newman
Colin Newman, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

#Colin_Newman

Robin Yount
Robin Yount, American baseball player and coach

#Robin_Yount

Vytenis ?ižauskas
Vytenis ?ižauskas, Lithuanian basketball player

#Vytenis_?ižauskas

Fan Bingbing
Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress, singer, and producer

#Fan_Bingbing

Mary Coustas
Mary Coustas, Australian actress and screenwriter

#Mary_Coustas

Andy Russell (singer)
Andy Russell, American singer and actor (d. 1992)

#Andy_Russell_(singer)

Angelo Maria Amorevoli
Angelo Maria Amorevoli, Italian tenor and actor (d. 1798)

#Angelo_Maria_Amorevoli

Shannon Noll
Shannon Noll, Australian singer-songwriter

#Shannon_Noll

Georg Voigt (politician)
Georg Voigt, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1927)

#Georg_Voigt_(politician)

Jon Hendricks
Jon Hendricks, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017)

#Jon_Hendricks

Rosemary Casals
Rosemary Casals, American tennis player and sportscaster

#Rosemary_Casals

Francis Parkman
Francis Parkman, American historian and author (d. 1893)

#Francis_Parkman

Loyd Grossman
Loyd Grossman, American-English singer, guitarist, and television host

#Loyd_Grossman

Braden Holtby
Braden Holtby, Canadian ice hockey player

#Braden_Holtby

H. A. Rey
H. A. Rey, American author and illustrator, co-created Curious George (d. 1977)

#H._A._Rey

Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola, American author and illustrator

#Mike_Mignola

Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh, American guitarist and composer

#Earl_Klugh

Teddy Geiger
Teddy Geiger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

#Teddy_Geiger

Robert Schuller
Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (d. 2015)

#Robert_Schuller

Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro, American lawyer and politician

#Joaquin_Castro

Richard Marx
Richard Marx, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Richard_Marx

Gordon Beckham
Gordon Beckham, American baseball player

#Gordon_Beckham

Bonar Law
Bonar Law, Canadian-Scottish banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1923)

#Bonar_Law

Nicolas Desmarest
Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist, zoologist, and author (d. 1815)

#Nicolas_Desmarest

Gabriel Christie (British Army officer)
Gabriel Christie, Scottish-Canadian general (d. 1799)

#Gabriel_Christie_(British_Army_officer)

Jack Churchill
Jack Churchill, Sri Lankan-English colonel (d. 1996)

#Jack_Churchill

Kurt Fuller
Kurt Fuller, American character actor

#Kurt_Fuller

Merve Bolu?ur
Merve Bolu?ur, Turkish actress

#Merve_Bolu?ur

Alexis Bledel
Alexis Bledel, American actress

#Alexis_Bledel

Peter Falk
Peter Falk, American actor (d. 2011)

#Peter_Falk

Fiete Sykora
Fiete Sykora, German footballer

#Fiete_Sykora

Nathan Mayer Rothschild
Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (d. 1836)

#Nathan_Mayer_Rothschild

Molly Shannon
Molly Shannon, American actress, comedian and producer

#Molly_Shannon

Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly, American actress and poker player

#Jennifer_Tilly

Michele Rizzo
Michele Rizzo, Italian rugby player

#Michele_Rizzo

Bilinda Butcher
Bilinda Butcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Bilinda_Butcher

Katy Kurtzman
Katy Kurtzman, American actress and producer

#Katy_Kurtzman

Jean Arp
Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)

#Jean_Arp

Legedu Naanee
Legedu Naanee, American football player

#Legedu_Naanee

Susan L. Graham
Susan L. Graham, American computer scientist and academic

#Susan_L._Graham

Ross Greenberg
Ross Greenberg, American journalist and antivirus pioneer (d. 2017)

#Ross_Greenberg

Steve Shirley
Steve Shirley, German-English businesswoman and philanthropist, founded Xansa

#Steve_Shirley

Stephen Shareaux
Stephen Shareaux, American singer-songwriter

#Stephen_Shareaux

Jennifer Blake (wrestler)
Jennifer Blake, Canadian wrestler

#Jennifer_Blake_(wrestler)

Micky Stewart
Micky Stewart, English cricketer and coach

#Micky_Stewart

Rex Trailer
Rex Trailer, American television host, actor, and singer (d. 2013)

#Rex_Trailer

James Cash Penney
James Cash Penney, American businessman and philanthropist, founded J. C. Penney (d. 1971)

#James_Cash_Penney

Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Indian sitar player and composer

#Sanjoy_Bandopadhyay

Frans Eemil Sillanpää
Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)

#Frans_Eemil_Sillanpää

Linda Kaye Henning
Linda Kaye Henning, American actress

#Linda_Kaye_Henning

Karen Muir
Karen Muir, South African swimmer and physician (d. 2013)

#Karen_Muir

Burry Stander
Burry Stander, South African cyclist (d. 2013)

#Burry_Stander

Alexander Vinokourov
Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist and manager

#Alexander_Vinokourov

Jason Leffler
Jason Leffler, American race car driver (d. 2013)

#Jason_Leffler

Staryl C. Austin
Staryl C. Austin, American air force general (d. 2015)

#Staryl_C._Austin

David McCreery
David McCreery, Northern Irish footballer and manager

#David_McCreery

LaVerne Jones-Ferrette
LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, Virgin Islander sprinter

#LaVerne_Jones-Ferrette

Vince Naimoli
Vince Naimoli, American businessman and philanthropist

#Vince_Naimoli

Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall, American actress (d. 2014)

#Lauren_Bacall

Josef Schächter
Josef Schächter, Austrian rabbi and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1994)

#Josef_Schächter

John Bel Edwards
John Bel Edwards, American attorney and politician

#John_Bel_Edwards

Ron Blair
Ron Blair, American bass player

#Ron_Blair

Mitchell Moses
Mitchell Moses, Australian rugby league player

#Mitchell_Moses

Charlie Byrd
Charlie Byrd, American singer and guitarist (d. 1999)

#Charlie_Byrd

Eric Vail
Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

#Eric_Vail

Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, President of the Republic of China (d. 1916)

#Yuan_Shikai

Mikhail Kutuzov
Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (d. 1813)

#Mikhail_Kutuzov

Alexandra Paul (figure skater)
Alexandra Paul, Canadian figure skater

#Alexandra_Paul_(figure_skater)

Vladimír Holan
Vladimír Holan, Czech poet and author (d. 1980)

#Vladimír_Holan

Sheila Quinn
Sheila Quinn, English nurse and educator (d. 2016)

#Sheila_Quinn

Shawntel Smith
Shawntel Smith, American beauty pageant contestant

#Shawntel_Smith

Jack Kelly (actor)
Jack Kelly, American actor and politician (d. 1992)

#Jack_Kelly_(actor)

The Bellamy Brothers
David Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#The_Bellamy_Brothers

Ursula Franklin
Ursula Franklin, German-Canadian metallurgist (d. 2016)

#Ursula_Franklin

Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, English nobleman (died 1576)

#Walter_Devereux,_1st_Earl_of_Essex

Tim Raines
Tim Raines, American baseball player, coach, and manager

#Tim_Raines

Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger, French composer and educator (d. 1979)

#Nadia_Boulanger

Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke, American boxer and actor

#Mickey_Rourke

John Afoa
John Afoa, New Zealand rugby player

#John_Afoa

Little Willie Littlefield
Little Willie Littlefield, American-Dutch singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2013)

#Little_Willie_Littlefield

Peter Keleghan
Peter Keleghan, Canadian actor and screenwriter

#Peter_Keleghan

Alfred Noyes
Alfred Noyes, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1958)

#Alfred_Noyes

Sabrina Bryan
Sabrina Bryan, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

#Sabrina_Bryan

Pietro Pomponazzi
Pietro Pomponazzi, Italian philosopher (d. 1525)

#Pietro_Pomponazzi

Engelbert Kaempfer
Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and botanist (d. 1716)

#Engelbert_Kaempfer

Bobby Korecky
Bobby Korecky, American baseball player

#Bobby_Korecky

Seth (cartoonist)
Seth, Canadian author and illustrator

#Seth_(cartoonist)

Anna Kingsford
Anna Kingsford, English author, poet, and activist (d. 1888)

#Anna_Kingsford

Miriam Benjamin
Miriam Benjamin, African-American educator and inventor (d. 1947)

#Miriam_Benjamin

Greg Ball (politician)
Gregory Ball, American captain and politician

#Greg_Ball_(politician)

Neville Southall
Neville Southall, Welsh footballer and manager

#Neville_Southall

Karl Kling
Karl Kling, German race car driver and manager (d. 2003)

#Karl_Kling

Bill McGill
Bill McGill, American basketball player (d. 2014)

#Bill_McGill

Mike Reynolds (politician)
Mike Reynolds, Australian lawyer and politician

#Mike_Reynolds_(politician)

Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar
Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, last sultan of Zanzibar

#Jamshid_bin_Abdullah_of_Zanzibar

James J. Hill
James J. Hill, Canadian-American railroad executive (d. 1916)

#James_J._Hill

Loona (singer)
Loona, Dutch singer-songwriter and dancer

#Loona_(singer)

Richard Perle
Richard Perle, American political scientist and politician

#Richard_Perle

Hamiet Bluiett
Hamiet Bluiett, American jazz saxophonist and composer (d. 2018)

#Hamiet_Bluiett

Vince Bell
Vince Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Vince_Bell

Karl Albiker
Karl Albiker, German sculptor, lithographer, and educator (d. 1961)

#Karl_Albiker

Clive Bell
Clive Bell, English philosopher and critic (d. 1964)

#Clive_Bell

Bill Daley (American football)
Bill Daley, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)

#Bill_Daley_(American_football)

Katerine Avgoustakis
Katerine Avgoustakis, Belgian singer and pianist

#Katerine_Avgoustakis

Musiq Soulchild
Musiq Soulchild, American singer-songwriter

#Musiq_Soulchild

Jerry Pate
Jerry Pate, American golfer and sportscaster

#Jerry_Pate

Breyten Breytenbach
Breyten Breytenbach, South African-French poet and painter

#Breyten_Breytenbach

M. S. Subbulakshmi
M. S. Subbulakshmi, an Indian Carnatic vocalist (d. 2004)

#M._S._Subbulakshmi

Jacques Mauduit
Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627)

#Jacques_Mauduit

Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony, American singer-songwriter, actor, and producer

#Marc_Anthony

Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Pellegrini, Chilean footballer and manager

#Manuel_Pellegrini

T. E. Hulme
T. E. Hulme, English poet and critic (d. 1917)

#T._E._Hulme

Pedro V of Portugal
Pedro V of Portugal (d. 1861)

#Pedro_V_of_Portugal

Kyle Smith, English motorcycle racer
Di?na Buk?jeva, Latvian tennis player
José Salomón Rondón, Venezuelan footballer
Travis Wall, American dancer and choreographer
Serginho Catarinense, Brazilian footballer
Ryan Thomson, Scottish footballer
Leon Knight, English footballer
Patrik Štefan, Czech ice hockey player
Fanny, French singer
Sensei, Mexican wrestler
Claudia Marx, German runner
Dan Dickau, American basketball player and coach
Greg Buckner, American basketball player and coach
Tina Barrett, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
Justin Haythe, American author and screenwriter
George Corrie, English footballer
Alessandro Nunziati, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
Mike Doyle, American actor and producer
Mark Bruener, American football player
Charlie Jacobs, chief executive officer of Delaware North's Boston Holdings
Richard Slinger, American wrestler
Mark Schultz, American singer-songwriter
Janno Gibbs, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor

#Janno_Gibbs

Tommy Keane, Irish footballer (d. 2012)
Walt Becker, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Hiroya Oku, Japanese author and illustrator
Scott Workman, American stuntman and actor (d. 2013)
Wil McCarthy, American author and playwright
Philip Lafon, Canadian wrestler
Graham Haynes, American trumpet player and composer
Victory Tischler-Blue, American bass player, director, and producer
Dave Richardson, South African cricketer, manager, and lawyer
Clara Furse, English businesswoman
DC Drake, American wrestler
Kazuharu Sonoda, Japanese wrestler (d. 1987)
Dave Schulthise, American bass player (d. 2004)
Roger Woolley, Australian cricketer
Frank Reed, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
William McKeen, American author and academic
Alan Barton, English singer and guitarist (d. 1995)
?eslovas Laurinavi?ius, Lithuanian historian
Tony Cunningham, English educator and politician
Andy Irvine, Scottish rugby player and coach
Susan Ruttan, American actress
Dusty Hughes, English director and playwright
Sonny LeMaire, American country music singer-songwriter and bass player
Betty Kelly, American soul/R&B singer
James Alan McPherson, American short story writer and essayist (d. 2016)
Wang Houjun, Chinese footballer and manager (d. 2012)
Bernie Calvert, English bass player and keyboard player
Butch Buchholz, American tennis player
Bob Kiley, American-English businessman (d. 2016)
Jules Bass, American director, producer, composer, and author
Ronnie Drew, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)
K. D. Arulpragasam, Sri Lankan zoologist and academic (d. 2003)
Stan Stephens, American politician, 20th Governor of Montana
Lady Gwen Thompson, English author and educator (d. 1986)
Roger McKee, American baseball player (d. 2014)
John Knowles, American novelist (d. 2001)
Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (d. 2011)
Guy Hamilton, French-English director and screenwriter (d. 2016)
Korla Pandit, American pianist and composer (d. 1998)
Art Sansom, American cartoonist (d. 1991)
Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American hierarchiologist and educator (d. 1990)
W?adys?aw K?dra, Polish pianist (d. 1968)
Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Haitian writer (d. 1973)
Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (d. 1999)
Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (d. 1985)
Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Caribbean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (d. 1978)
Cy Walter, American pianist (d. 1968)
Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)
Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist and author (d. 1983)
Erich Kempka, German colonel and chauffeur (d. 1975)
Milt Franklyn, American composer (d. 1962)
Zainal Abidin Ahmad, Malaysian author and scholar (d. 1973)
Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-German spy (d. 1972)
W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited (d. 1971)
Clara Ayres, American nurse (d. 1917)
Jacob Schick, American-Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Schick Razors (d. 1937)
John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (d. 1958)
Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (d. 1911)
Antoine Parent, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1716)
Heinrich Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1692)
Yuan Di, emperor of the Liang dynasty (d. 555)