Read and learn about 221 Influential People Around The World with this Sawan collection. Children will learn many quality personality traits and good speaking and behavioural skills.📚📖
Sir Donald George Bradman was born on the 27th of August 1908 in New South Wales, Australia, and passed away on 25th February, 2001. Do you know that in the last innings of his career, Bradman needed only 4 runs to achieve a batting average of 100? However, he was dismissed for a duck. Popularly […]
Theodor Seuss Geisel, popularly known as Dr. Seuss, was born on the 2nd of March 1904 in Massachusetts, U.S., and passed away on 24th September, 1991. Do you know that Dr. Seuss did not hold a doctorate until much later when he was awarded an honorary one? He only added the ‘Dr.’ because of his
Julius Robert Oppenheimer was born on the 22nd of April 1904 in New York City, New York, U.S., and passed away on 18th February, 1967. Do you know that Oppenheimer was an extremely bright student? He completed the third and fourth grades in one year and the eighth grade in half a year. A theoretical
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali was born on the 11th of May 1904 in Catalonia, Spain, and passed away on 23rd January, 1989. Do you know that Dali made accidental millionaires of his secretaries by paying them with commissions, which they later cashed for large sums of money? A prominent Spanish painter, Dali was best
Eric Arthur Blair, popularly known as George Orwell (pen name), was born on the 25th of June 1903 in Motihari, Bengal Presidency, British India, and passed away on the 21st of January 1950. Do you know that George Orwell came up with his pen name by patriotically calling on St. George and the River Orwell?
Louis Daniel Armstrong, lovingly known as Pops, was born on the 4th of August 1901 in Louisiana, U.S., and passed away on 6th July, 1971. Do you know that not only did Armstrong perform all over the world in the 1950’s and 1960’s but also he was the first African American Jazz musician to write
Walter Elias Disney was born on the 5th of December 1901 in Chicago Illinois, U.S., and passed away on 15th December, 1966. Do you know that Walt Disney has received more Academy Awards and nominations than any other person till date? An American cartoonist and animator, Walt Disney is regarded as a cultural icon across
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on 13th August, 1899 in Essex, London and passed away on 29th April, 1980. Do you know that Alfred Hitchcock tried to buy every copy of the book on which he had based the movie ‘Psycho’, so that no one might know how the movie ended? Alfred Hitchcock was
Amelia Mary Earhart was born on the 24th of July 1897 in Kansas, U.S., and disappeared on 2nd July, 1937 during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe. Do you know that Amelia Earhart bought her first plane within 6 months of taking flying lessons? Amelia Earhart was the first female aviator
Subhash Chandra Bose, popularly known as Netaji, was born on the 23rd of January 1897 in Cuttack, Bengal Province, British India, and passed away on 18th August, 1945. Do you know that Subhash Chandra Bose had gone to England to appear for the Indian Civil Service Exams, in which he stood 4th? However, by then
George Herman Ruth Jr., popularly known as Babe Ruth, was born on the 6th of February 1895 in Maryland, U.S., and passed away on 16th August, 1948. Do you know that Babe Ruth had trained to become a tailor before he went to join the minor league Baltimore Orioles? An American Major League Baseball player,
Mao Zedong, commonly known as Chairman Mao, was born on the 26th of December 1893 in Hunan Province, China, and passed away on 9th September, 1976. Do you know that while Mao Zedong had the courage to fight for his visions, most of his campaigns went horribly wrong resulting in mass destruction? Mao Zedong was
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on the 3rd of January 1892 in Orange Free State (present-day Free State in South Africa), and passed away on 2nd September, 1973. Do you know that Tolkien invented languages for fun? Not only did he use them in his writings, but also he wrote poems and songs in
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie was born on the 15th of September 1890 in Torquay, United Kingdom, and passed away on 12th January, 1976. Do you know that Agatha Christie has sold more books than there are people in China and America? A crime novelist, playwright and short story writer, Agatha Christie was famous for
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, popularly known as Charlie Chaplin, was born on the 16th of April 1889 in England, London, and passed away on the 25th of September 1977. Do you know that not only was Chaplin the first actor to appear on the cover of Time Magazine, but also he has an asteroid named