The only child of Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, Jackie Chan was born Chan Kong-Sang (meaning Born In Hong Kong) on the 7th of April, 1954. The family lived in a mansion in the exclusive Victoria Peak district, not owned by them. Charles worked as a cook for the French Ambassador, while Lee-Lee was the housekeeper. […]
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, was born on July 29, 1904 in Paris. He was the second child of Mr Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata. He spent much of his childhood in France since his mother was French.In 1922, Tata returned to India to join the family business.He inherited most of his grandfather Jamshedji’s industrial empire but first
Indian history has been witness to only one female Prime Minister—Indira Gandhi. She was the third Prime Minister of India and the daughter of the first—Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru. Her charm, intelligence and charisma made her a powerful statesperson, much loved and admired by her people.Born on 19th November 1917, in Allahabad, she was greatly loved
Imran Khan (Mohammad Imran Khan Niazi, born November 25, 1952) was a cricketer (1971-1992) and captain of the Pakistani cricket team.Khan is seen as Pakistan’s finest ever all-rounder and, along with Garfield Sobers and Ian Botham, one of the greatest three of all time. He made his Test debut against England at Birmingham in 1971
Ian Terence Botham, (born November 24, 1955) was one of England’s best-ever cricketers and one of the best all-round cricketers of all time. In a Test career spanning 15 years from 1977, he made 5200 runs at 33.54, and took 383 wickets at an average of 28.40. Similarly successful at one-day cricket, he was a
The eminent scientist who ushered India into the atomic age was Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha. He was born on 30 October 1909 in a Parsi family of Mumbai. He is called the ‘Father of Indian Nuclear Science’.Dr.Bhabha was appointed the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, set up in 1948. It was largely due
Hamid Karzai was born on December 24, 1957 in Karz, Kandahar.His father Abdul Ahad Karzai was a political leader and Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament.In 1979, however, while Karzai was a student in India, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and his family fled to Quetta, Pakistan.Karzai joined the resistance and when the Soviets withdrew
George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office on January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005. Prior to his Presidency, President Bush served for 6 years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas,
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, (born July 28, 1936 in Barbados), better known as Garry Sobers was a West Indies cricket player. He was born with two extra fingers, one on each hand, which were removed at birth. He also excelled at other sports, and played golf, footballand basketball for Barbados.Sobers is best-known for his
Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820 in Florence, Italy and died on 13 August 1910.Educated by her father, Florence Nightingale spent her early years visiting the sick in the villages and hospitals near the family home. However, her parents were against her becoming a nurse, as it was not seen as a suitable
Cuban leader, Fidel Castro (Ruz) was born in either 1926 or 1927.In his younger days Fidel Castro was a lawyer in Havana fighting cases for the poor and against the corruption prevalent under President Fulgencio Batista.In 1953 the revolutionary Castro led a failed uprising and was sentenced to 15 years, but was soon released under
Elvis Aron Presley, nicknamed ‘The King’ was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Elvis was one of twin boys, but his brother Jesse Garon was stillborn.School reports show Elvis had an IQ of 70.Elvis Presley began singing in the local church choir. In 1953 he was discovered by 31 year-old, Sam Philips of
The son of an RAF trumpeter, Reginald Kenneth Dwight aka Elton John was born in Pinner, England on 25th March 1947.Elton John started learning the piano at just four and at 11 he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music but left four years later. However in 2003 he received anhonarary doctorate. At
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (born July 20, 1919) is a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, most famous for the first successful climb of Mount Everest. He reached the 29,028-feet summit on May 29, 1953 with Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay.Sir Edmund is the only living New Zealander to appear on a banknote.Born in Tuakau (south of
The celebrated Carnatic Musical Genius ‘Padmashri’ Dr. Bal Murali Krishna is a renowned singer, composer as well as an instrumentalist. He plays instruments like Violin, Veena, Mridangam, and Khanjira. Murali Krishna was born on 6th July 1930 at Sankaraguptam in Andhra Pradesh in an artistically inclined family. His father Mangalampalli Pattabhiramayya, was a famous flautist and