Sophia Loren   Italy: Hollywood superstar Born : 1934 This Hollywood superstar had s very humble beginnings. Born to an  unmarried mother, she rose to the top with her own efforts taking advantage of opportunities that came her way. Eventually, she was hailed as an actress of rare talents. She was named Laila in her childhood. Later, she adopted the names Sophia Siccolin, Sophia Lazaro and finally Sophia Loren. She was...

Marilyn Monroe   America: Sex nymph or passionate nymph Born : 1926        Died : 1962 Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926, at Los Angeles in America. Her original name was Norma Joan. She was born in a poor family but had been gifted with a stunning physique and ravishing beauty. She came into prominence because of a calendar, wherein she posed in the nude lying on a red...

Lucille Ball   United States: The female Chaplin Born : 1911        Died : 1989 Lucille Ball nicknamed as the ‘Female Chaplin’ remained the favourite   of millions of fans on the silver screen as well as on the video screen, i.e., TV. Very few artists can claim such a distinction, for Lucy made millions to laugh with her impish humour. Born at New York on August 6, 1911, Lucille started her...

Marco Polo   Italy: A courageous discoverer Born: 1254         Died: 1324   Marco Polo will always be remembered for his adventurous voyages to South East Asia. He discovered new sea mutes for sailing to East Asia and China, making it feasible for any of the future travellers to sail from Europe. He played key role in making Europe and Asia familiar with the culture and social customs of each other....

Jim Corbett   India: A great hunter and wildlife enthusiast Born : 1875      Died : 1955 Jim Corbett is now part of the folklore in the hills of Uttar Pradesh, particularly Kumaon. region. Tales of his hunting prowess and bravery can still be heard in the hills of Kumaon and Garhwal. Jim was born in an English family on July 25, 1875 at Nainital. His full name was  Edward...

Ivan Lendl   Czechoslovakia: World renowned tennis player Born : 1960 Ivan Lendl was born in Czechoslovakia on March 7,1960. His mother Olga was also a good tennis player. Lendl started taking part in tennis tournaments from the young age of 8. He was the Junior champion of Czechoslovakia during 1975-78. He won the European Junior Championship title in 1976 and the Orange Bowl championship in 1977. He became Wimbledon Junior...

Chris Evert Lloyd   America: Woman tennis player Born : 1954 A part from being a top tennis player who ruled supreme in this game for nearly-two decades, Chris Evert was equally popular because of her glamorous personality. No other woman player enjoyed the popularity that she did for such a long period. After having won most of the titles, she retired from competitive tennis in the year 1989 and left...

Fanny Blankers   Holland: Heroine of London Olympics Born : 1918 There have been many women athletes whose amazing performances 1 in Olympics have brought glory to the fair sex. Amongst them, the name of Francisca Fanny Blankers shall always glitter, who in spite of her advancing age, made Olympic history by her fantastic performance. Fanny was born at Amsterdam (Holland) on January 26, 1918. She became interested in athletics at...