Agatha Christie   Britain : Popular Writer of Detective Fiction Birth : 1891       Death : 1976 Dame Agatha Christie is the most popular detective fiction writer of our times. Her detective stories have become tremendously popular all over the world. They are full of suspense and thrill. For over half a century she reigned over the world of detective fiction as a queen. Her popularity can be known from the...

Lata Mangeshkar   India : Top Playback Singer Birth : 1928 Lata Mangeshkar has ruled over the hearts of millions of her listeners throughout the world for the last forty years by the magic of her voice. Her voice is especially noted for its remarkable freshness and sonority. She has sung songs based on classical Indian music and ragas, bhajans or devotional songs, comic songs, romantic songs and melancholic songs. Lata’s...

Vasco de Gama   Portugal : European Travellor Birth : 1469       Death : 1524 Vasco de Gama was the first European travellor to reach India through searoute. He holds the distinction of being the first person in discovering convenient sea-route for carrying out trade with India. Such an attempt had also been made by a Portuguese earlier, but he could not return to his country alive. Vasco de gama was keen...

Julius Caesar   Ancient Rome : General and Statesman Birth : 100 B.C.                    Death : 44 B.C. Julius Caesar is one of the most remarkable personalities in world history. He is generally considered the greatest genius of ancient Rome. He was really a man of exceptional and varied talents. Military leadership, statesmanship, oratory, writing, law and administration, left his mark on all spheres. He possessed great personal qualities too, he...

Napoleon Bonaparte   France : Emperor and General Birth : 1769                 Death : 1821 Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest military commanders known to history. He has been called history’s ‘Man of Destiny, because being born in an ordinary poor family, he rose to become the Emperor of France and came very close to become the master of whole of Europe. Napoleon is also known as ‘Little Corporal’ because...

Charles Dickens   England : “Great Novelist Birth 1812          Death : 1870 Charles John Huffam Dickens is recognized as the greatest novelist of his time. His masterful literary works are not only the permanent treasure of the English language but they have also enriched the world literature. His novels are marked for their high literary merit. They have exquisite plots, delightful humour, detailed description, animated dialogues and a variety of...

Queen Victoria   England : The Longest Reigning Monarch Birth : 1819       Death : 1901 Queen Victoria is the longest reigning monarch of Britain and her reign represents one of the most eventful periods in British history. She succeeded to the Britain throne on the death of her uncle William IV in 1837. At that time, she was an attractive and intelligent 18 year old girl. When she died in...

Chanakya India : Great Diplomat Birth— Death : Around 300 B.C. Chanakya is famous in the history of India as a sage-like person who by his political shrewdness and expediency helped in the establishment of the mighty Mauryan empire. Chanakya was wise, clever, foresighted, determined and deeply read in economics, diplomacy and politics. There is a legend that Chanakya was once invited to the court of the Nanda rulers of Magadha...