Milan Rastislav Štefánik
 Milan Rastislav Štefánik (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmilan ˈrascɪslau̯ ˈʃcɛfaːɲɪk] ; July 21 1880 in Košariská (Kosaras) Kingdom of Hungary – May 4 1919 in Ivanka pri Dunaji Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak politician diplomat and astronomer. During World War I he served as a General in the French Army and at the same time as the Czechoslovak Minister of War. As one of the leading members of the Czechoslovak National Council (i.e.