George Stephenson   England : Inventor of the Railway Birth : 1781       Death : 1848     George Stephenson will always be remembered as the inventor of railway which is the major means of transport in the world. The idea of inventing a railway engine came to him as a solution to the problem of hauling trucks of coal from coal mines to the distribution points which were then pulled...

Lewis Carrol   England : Author of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Birth : 1832       Death : 1898 Lewis Carroll is one of the greatest names in children’s literature in English. Alice in Wonderland (1865) is his most precious gift to the children all over the world. It takes children into a strange world which is quite amusing and entertaining for them. Carroll wrote one more book What Alice Found There based...

John F. Kennedy   U.S.A.: Popular Resident Birth : 1917       Death : 1963 John Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of the most popular Presidents of U.S.A. He was also the first Roman Catholic and the youngest American to be elected to the office of the President of U.S.A. He was particularly very popular with the younger people and he represented their hopes and aspirations. In the 1960 Presidential elections he was...

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...