International Left-Handers Day: from Maradona to Einstein, 10 personalities who made history with the left

Historically looked askance for their ability with left limbs, in 1976 the organization “Internacional des left-handed” decided to establish August 13 as International Left Handers Day. Everything was born with the aim of breaking two prejudices: the one with the number 13 -always linked to bad luck- and that of left-handers.

The idea of Dean RR. Campbell, founder of this institution born in England, was to make visible the problems that left-handed people usually have in their daily lives, since in most cases the world is designed for right-handed people.

Although official data reflects that 1 in 10 people in the world are left-handed, many celebrities across the globe have made history. Since the musicians, painters, artists Yes scientists even the players of soccer, presidents Yes businessmen are some of the people on the list.

1. Diego Armando Maradona

The football star is one of the great lefties who made history. Its objectives of England in the quarter-finals of the world cup Mexico 1986 they also have a left-handed tint: the first, called “The hand of God” was with his left hand, and in the second it is his left foot which dribbled an infinity of English players to finish awarding the goal.

Lefties have stood out in countless different areas, but Diego Armando Maradona maybe it was the first left-hander in the history of sport international. His exquisite punch, his courage to play and his belonging to Argentina will always be present in the Argentine people.

2. Albert Einstein

Left-handers are not only in sport, they are also present in science and how. The German physicist was cauthor of the famous theory of relativity and presented for the first time the concept of gravity. He was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921, but not because of his famous theory because the scientist in charge of evaluating it did not understand it.

It is considered the most important, well-known and popular of the 20th century for all his contributions to science in various aspects. He died on April 18, 1955 at the age of 76, after escaping from his native Germany in 1932 before the advance of Nazism.

3. Lionel Messi

We return to football to talk about one of the best – if not the best – footballers in history. Today on everyone’s lips for his transfer to Paris Saint Germain, Rosario has six golden balloons -He is a candidate to win the seventh- and was recently Copa América champion In the stadium Maracana in order to Brazil.

After 17 seasons in the Barcelona where he won absolutely everything he offered – four Champions League, three European Super Cups, three Club World Cup, ten leagues from Spain, seven King’s Cups and eight Spanish Super Cups-, the star of Rosario had to emigrate France, where you will share material with Neymar, Mbappé, Paredes, Di Maria and Company.

4. Napoleon Bonaparte

The French soldier and statesman who conquered half Europe he was also among the 10% of people worldwide who are left-handed. The born in Ajaccio, France, is considered one of the greatest military geniuses in history for your strategy in combat, despite the atrocities he committed at the time.

On June 18, 1815, the reign of Napoleon and his troops, after the so-called “hundred days” period, with the battle of Waterloo in Belgium. At first it was called Napoleon by Bonaparte, but a few years later he decided to change his name to the one we know him today.

5. Barack Obama

The first black president in the history of United States he was also to be part of the left-handed community. With his investiture on January 20, 2009, Obama Became the 44th president in American history. His term consisted of two terms of four years each, ending his term on January 20, 2017.

The funny thing is that the born in Honolulu, Hawaii, is part of a long list of presidents of United States who were left-handed in recent years. The statistic indicates that four of the last seven presidents remain: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George HW Bush and Gerald Ford.

6. Marie-Curie

The French nationalized Polish scientist is one of the left-handed women the most important in history. A pioneer in the field of radioactivity, she was the first person to receive two awards Nobel Prize in different specialties: Physics and chemistry. In addition, she was the first woman to hold the post of teacher at the University of Paris.

His achievements include the first studies on the phenomenon of radioactivity, term that she coined herself and techniques for the isolation of radioactive isotopes. He also founded the Institut Curie in Paris and Warsaw, which remain today among the main centers of medical research.

7. Leonardo da Vinci

There is no shortage of left-handed figures in art and painting who have marked history, and one of the rebirth symbols left its mark. Corn Da vinci He not only marked the history of art, but was also an anatomist, architect, paleontologist, artist, botanical, scientist, writer, sculptor, philosopher, engineer, inventor, musician, poet and town planner.

Two of his best-known works are The Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, created by his skillful left hand. His drawing of Vitruvian man is another of his most important creations, although only 20 works of Da Vinci are known, product of his experiences with different techniques.

8. Bill Gates

The business world is also ruled by lefties, as well as other areas. The renowned businessman, Microsoft founder and with a equity of more than 140 million dollars, uses his left hand to close the world’s largest deals.

In May of this year, doors and his wife Melinda, they announced on their social networks the end of their marriage after 27 years. The press release was published on the official account of Twitter of the tycoon and bears the signature of the two, who made it clear that they will continue to work together on the foundation.

9. Beethoven and Mozart

Coincidence or not, two of the greatest performers of classical music have more skills with their left side of the body. Born in 1770, the musical heritage of Ludwig van Beethoven encompasses, chronologically, from classicism to the beginnings of romanticism.

For its part, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born January 27, 1756, lived only 35 years, which was enough to be a composer, pianist, conductor and Professor of the former archbishopric of Salzburg. In addition to being a professor of classicism, he is considered one of the most influential musicians in history.

10. Marilyn Monroe

The American actress, model and singer is also part of the left-handed group that has gone down in history. He became one of the The most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and in the early 1960s and was an emblem of the sexual revolution of the time.

The controversial privacy of Monroe He received lots of press attention. In turn, the actress fought during her 36 years of life against different addictions and mood disorders.