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Shriniwas Ramanujan India : Mathematical Wizard Born : AD 1887 Died : AD 1920 Shriniwas Ramanujan is among the noted mathematicians of the world. His feats are prodigal. Ramanujan had to face extreme poverty. For many years he was associated with Madras University. In 1914, he went to Cambridge for studies. At that time he was famous as a mathematician. He could solve many difficult questions due to...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Antonio Oliviera Salazar Portugal : A Tyrant but a Man of Fame Born : AD 1889 Died : AD 1970 There was a time in Portugal when cruelty and oppression had become I synonymous with Salazar. The name ‘Salazar’ symbolized a tyrant. The tyrannical rule of Salazar has few equals in world history. But, it has to be admitted that despite his cruelty and repression, this man had some...
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November 30, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
David Ben-Gurian Israel : Diplomat Born : AD 1886 Died : AD1973 Ben-Gurian is to Israel what Mahatma Gandhi is to India. Though Ben-Gurian did not have to struggle for long as did Gandhi but the credit of announcing independence of Israel and getting the British to leave Palestine goes to Ben-Gurian. Ben-Gurian was born in Poland in the town of Polansk. He had to suffer many hardships and...
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Pradeep Kumar Bannerjee India : Great Football Player Born : AD 1936 Pradeep Kumar Bannerjee gave a new direction to Indian football and established himself as a great and highly respected football player. He started participating in National competitions since 1952 when he was only 16 years old. This is a record in itself. He represented India in .84 matches and scored 60 goals. He was a member of the...
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Mihir Sen India : A Swimming Champion Born AD 1930 Death 1997 What Mihir Sen achieved in his time in international swimming is significant, although the records he created have been subsequently bettered. In 1966, he established five important records and became an extra-ordinary salt-water swimmer. He was the first Asian to have crossed the English Channel. In 1959, he was awarded “Padma Shree” and in 1967 “Padma Bhushan”. In...
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George VI England : British Monarch Born : AD 1895 Died : AD 1952 George VI is undoubtedly one of the most popular kings of England, where Royalty still exists despite being a democratic country. Albert Frederick was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. Albert ascended to the throne because his elder brother Edward VIII had to abdicate it because he wanted to marry a...
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Archibald Perceival Wavell England : British Field Marshal Born : AD 1883 Died : AD 1950 When Wavell was appointed as Viceroy of India in 1943, it was considered as a bold decision. Britain was involved in war with Japan and Germany and Indian struggle for independence was at its peak. The British had to contain both the home front as well as the war front. However, Wavell prepared such a...
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Eisenhower USA : General and President Born : AD 1890 Died : AD 1969 General Dwight Davis Eisenhower was popularly known as “Ike” throughout the world. He was so popular at that time that ‘I like Ike’ was a common refrain in the United States of America. Eisenhower was basically a soldier. He was the General in the army in 1942. However, he had no experience of a major...
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