Shaikh  Sadi   Iran : Founder of Persian prose Born : 1213        Died : 1292 111 Shaikh Musliuddin Sadi was born in the year 1213 at Shiraz in Iran. He was not only an erudite and eminent philosopher, but was also regarded as the founder of Persian prose. Many stories are told about his simple and ideal life. He was a renowned poet and literary figure of his age. His...

Samantha Fox   Britain : Sex symbol and pop singer Popularly known as ‘Sam’, her number ‘Touch Me’ thrilled young r people all over the world. She became an instant craze as crowds swayed their hips to its lilting tune. Twenty-five-year-old Samantha was working as a model woman before she became a pop singer. She started modelling at the young age of sixteen. Prior to that she worked in a shop....

Sigmund Freud   Austria: Founder of psychoanalysis Born: 1856  Died: 1939 Sigmund Freud played a crucial role in the development of modern psychology. His theory of psychoanalysis is taught in most of the universities as integral part of psychology. He is treated as one of the. Profound thinkers of the twentieth century. Freud was born on May 6, 1856. He was a renowned physician of Vienna and was supposed to be...

Kishore Kumar   India : Popular playback singer Born : 1929 Died : 1987 Kishore Kumar with Mukesh and Mohammad Rail formed the trio of top playback singers in the Bombay-based Indian film Industry. He was more popular amongst the young people because of his carefree and gay style of singing. He sang thousands of merry numbers and his “yodelling” was a craze amongst the younger generation, as it created a...

Mukesh   India : The ‘silky-voiced’ singer Born : 1923 Died : 1976   Mukesh was gifted with a smooth voice that touched the chords of listener’s heart instantly. Together with it, his voice had an undefinable sad tone that won him millions of admirers. Most of his songs carved a niche in peoples’ heart and he will be long remembered for his humane nature and artistic attainments. Mukesh Chandra Mathur...

Raj Kapoor   India : The greatest ‘showman’ of Hindi cinema Born : 1924   Died : 1988 Raj Kapoor cast himself as an eternal tramp in the search of romance and happiness. Son of renowned film and stage artist Prithvi Raj Kapoor, Ranbir Raj (Raj Kapoor) was born on December 14,1924. Seeing his penchant for films, Prithvi Raj put him under the then film director Kedar Sharma. The latter recognised his...

Rajiv Gandhi India : The heartbeat of a nation Born : 1944 Died : 1991 The entire world received the news of his assassination with profound shock and disbelief. Rajiv Gandhi was proceeding towards the dais to address an election meeting at Sriperumbudur, 50 km. from Madras, On the night of May 21, 1991 when a woman moved forward to touch his feet. As she bent, there was a terrific explosion...