Akbar – The Great   India : Moghul Emperor Birth : 1542       Death : 1605 Akbar ranks among the greatest rulers in the history of the world. He is the real founder of the Moghul Empire in India. During the entire medievel period, Akbar was the only ruler who strived for secularism in the country. Akbar succeeded to the throne on 14 February 1556, at the age of only 13...

Jesse Owens   U.S.A. : Greatest Athlete of the Century Birth : 1914       Death : 1980 Jesse Owens was truly the pride of the black races. German dictator Hitler who himself was a believer in the theory of the superiority of white races in sports, was surprised at the incredible performance of young Owens in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. At Berlin Olympics, Owens won 4 gold medals and established some...

Wait Disney   U.S.A.: Most Famous Comic Artist Birth :.1901       Death : 1966 The name of Walt Disney is very familiar in all parts of the world as the creator of ‘Disneyland’ and as the artist who gave wonderful and, very amusing comic characters, to the world. Through his unique and most likeable comic characters, Walt Disney realized some very beautiful and creative dreams of man. However, ‘Disneyland’ in the...

Henry Ford   U.S.A. : Pioner in Automobiles Birth : 1863    Death : 1947 The credit of heralding the world into ‘car age’ goes to the famous American industrialist Henry Ford. In 1886, he produced his first car that consumed petrol as its fuel. This marked a revolutionary development in the industrial field. In 1903, he founded the Ford Motor. Company at Dearborn (Michigan). The automobile industry set up by. Ford...