Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Birthday
(Friday)
Languages
English
Zodiac Sign
♋ Cancer
Chinese Zodiac
蛇 Snake
Name Origin
English < Akkadian (šamû)
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Samuel Johnson: English footballer (1881-?).
Born (age 144).
The name Samuel means 'God has set' or 'God has placed'.
Biography
Samuel Johnson (18 September [O.S. 7 September] 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, he attended Pembroke College, Oxford, until lack of funds forced him to leave. After working as a teacher, he moved to London and began writing for The Gentleman's Magazine.
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