Charlie Chaplin     England : Most Popular Comic Actor Birth : 1889       Death : 1977 The most familiar name in world cinema is that of Charlie Chaplin. His contribution in the development of cinema will be remembered for ever. He was associated with all its main aspects like acting, direction, production etc. The typical image of Charlie Chaplin won him global popularity as a comic actor. He was a...

Mao Tse-tung   China : Founder of the Communist China   Birth : 1893       Death : 1976 Mao Tse-tung (now spelt Mao Zedong) was worshipped like a god in his own lifetime by his countrymen. He transformed a weak and semi feudal backward country into a modern and one of the most powerful countries of the world. Mao struggled for several decades to found the Communist China. Mao was known...

Florence Nightingale   England : ‘Lady with the Lamp’ Birth : 1820       Death : 1910 Florence Nightingale laid the foundation of modern nursing by organizing it on a scientific basis. She is better known throughout the world as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’. Florence Nightingale was a wonderful woman who rejecting the comforts and luxuries of homely life, dedicated herself to the selfless service of the sick and the wounded...

Leo Tolstoy   Soviet Union : Mystic and Leading Novelist Birth : 1828       Death : 1910 Count Leo Nicholaievich Tolstoy is the leading Russian novelist and one of the best known literay figures in the world. The universal fame of his writings rests on the fact that the human sentiments expressed therein hold appeal to the people of every era and every country. War and Peace is his masterpiece. Written...

Yuri Gagarin   Soviet Union : First Cosmonaut Birth : 1934 Death : 1968 Yuri Alexeyvich Gagarin was the first person to fly into space. He made this trail-blazing space flight on the spacecraft Vostok-1, which was launched into space from a Kazhakistan cosmodrome on 12 April, 1961 at 9.07 a.m. Gagarin spent a total of 108 minutes in space and at a height of 340 km from the Earth and...

Moses   Egypt : Hebrew Prophet : ‘ Ten Commandments’ Birth — Death : 13th Century B.C. Moses, was the Hebrew prophet who liberated his people— the Hebrews from Egyptian subjugation and led them back to Israel: This journey took 40 years to complete. Moses gave the famous Ten Commandments to his people. These are still the basic rules of conduct for all Christians. These were dictated to Moses by Jehovah,...

Bobby Fischer   U.S.A.: Chess King Birth :1843 James Robert Fischer (Bobby Fischer) of U.S.A. and Gary Kasparov of U.S.S.R. are the two most well-known chess players who established their supremacy in such a difficult sport as chess at a comparatively very young age. Bobby achieved a very spectacular success when he became the national chess champion of U.S.A. at the age of 13 only. The year 1972 has historical importance...

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar   India: Father of Indian Constitution Birth : 1893       Death : 1956 As the unquestioned leader of the depressed classes and the principal architect of the Indian Constitution, the name of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar will always be remembered in Indian history. His was the main inspiration behind the inclusion of special provisions in the Constitution of India for the development of schedule caste people. Dr. Ambedkar played...