Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who was Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. She was India's first and, to date, only female prime minister, and a central figure in Indian politics as the leader of the Indian National Congress (INC). She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, and the mother of Rajiv Gandhi, who succeeded her in office as the country's sixth prime minister. Gandhi's cumulative tenure of 15 years and 350 days makes her the second-longest-serving Indian prime minister after her father. Henry Kissinger described her as an "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her tough personality.
Mons Michael Gonzi was the Archbishop of Malta from 1944 until 1976. He has also been Bishop of Gozo and an elected Labour Senator in the Malta Legislative Assembly. Gonzi is known for his intervention in politics, having also interdicted the Labour Party, demanding people not to vote for them. He was born in Vittoriosa to Giuseppe Gonzi and Margherita Tonna. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1908, elected as a Labour Senator in 1921 and chosen as the Bishop of Gozo in 1924. Gonzi was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1946, knighted for his services during the Second World War. In 1949, Pope Pius XII made him Assistant at the Pontifical Throne and created him a Papal Count. In the same year, Gonzi was awarded an honorary LLD degree by the University of Malta and was appointed Bailiff Grand Cross of the Sovereign Miliary Order of Malta. In 1963, Gonzi became member of the Order of the Cross of St Raimond de Penafort and in 1965, Commander of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
Michael Gonzi was born on May 13, 1885, to Ġużeppi Gonzi, a Dockyard foreman, and his wife Margerita Tonna, and baptised at Vittoriosa parish church. The Gonzi family moved to Kalkara when Michael was five. He died on January 22, 1984, and was buried in Mdina Cathedral, after a funeral Mass at St John’s.