Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam born October 15, 1931, Tamil Nadu, usually referred to as Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, is the President of India. He is also a notable scientist and an engineer. He is often referred to as the Missile Man of India.Abdul Kalam was born at Rameswaram in Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu, to […]

Generally regarded as the greatest cricketer ever to play the game, Don Bradman (27 April 1908-25 Feb., 2001) averaged 99.94 runs per innings during his illustrious career. He continued to play test cricket until the age of 40, when in 1948 he led an Australian team touring England, UK. The team did not lose a

Dilip Kumar (born 11 Dec., 1922) whose career spans almost six decades, stands out as a colossus in the field of Indian cinema. Undeniably the most imitated actor in Bollywood, he has adapted himself to the changing times and the new age innovations and technique, while maintaining his stamp of individuality.Beginning with his childhood years

Diego Armando Maradona (El Diego) (born October 30, 1960) is a former Argentine football player. With the possible exception of Pele, he is widely regarded as the finest and greatest player of all times.Maradona was born in Villa Fiorito , Buenos Aires, Argentina to a family of humble origin. He first played in the Argentine

Dhyan Chand (29 Aug. 1905-1979) was an outstanding hockey player. Born in Jhansi, India, he was considered one of the greatest hockey players of all times, having led India to many astonishing and miraculous victories—the most famous being the Berlin Olympics finals in 1936.On the field he was named the ‘Wizard of Hockey’ for he

Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, one of the leading Indian businessmen, was born on December 28, 1932 in Chorwad, Gujarat. Popularly known as Dhirubhai Ambani, he heads The Reliance Industries, India’s largest private enterprise. Dhirubhai started off as a small time worker with Arab merchants in the 1950s and moved to Mumbai in 1958 to start his own

Dev Anand (born September 26, 1923) is an Indian actor and film producer.He was born in Gurdaspur in Punjab to a well-to-do advocate, Devdutt Pishorimal Anand. He graduated in English literature from the Government College, Lahore.His love for acting made him leave his hometown. After a flop debut with Hum Ek Hain in 1946, Dev

England and Real Madrid footballer, David Beckham was born David Robert Joseph Beckham on 2 May 1975 in Leytonstone, London.He joined Manchester United as a trainee on 8 July 1991. On 23 September 1992, Beckham made his first team debut as a substitute in the Coca Cola Cup tie against Brighton, but didn’t sign as

The Dalai Lama belongs to the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The current and 14th Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso. Every other Buddhist sect in Tibet recognises the Dalai Lama as the religious and political leader of all Tibet. The Panchen Lama is second in religious status to the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is

Dadasaheb Phalke was born in 1870 in Trymbakeshwar in Nasik. He was born to a Sanskrit scholar, he studied at J.J. College of Art in Bombay and at Kala Bhavan, Baroda. He then studied architecture and became landscape painter of academic nature studies.He worked in a photographic studio and at Ratlam learned three-colour block making

Tall, soft-spoken, leathery leading man since the 1960s who diversified into directing and producing after achieving iconic status. Clint Eastwood arose from the world of TV Westerns to become the number one box-office star in the world, subsequently earning critical acclaim as a director. His production company, Malpaso, crafts moderate-budget features that range from the

Cleopatra 69 B.C.–30 B.C., queen of Egypt, one of the great romantic heroines of all time. Her name was widely used in the Ptolemaic family; there were many earlier Cleopatras.The daughter of Ptolemy XI, she was married at the age of 17 to her younger brother Ptolemy XII.The force and character of the royal pair

Richard Attlee was born in London on 3 January 1883.Before becoming a politician, Clement Attlee was called to the Bar in 1905, became a tutor and lecturer at the LSE and served in World War 1. He was Mayor of Stepney between 1919 and 1920, and became the MP for Limehouse in 1922.Attlee was Parliamentary

Carlos Ray Norris aka Chuck Norris was born in Ryan, Oklahoma. Both his parents had a mix of Irish and Cherokee Indian in their bloodlines.A small tangent: some references report Chuck Norris’s birth date as 10 March 1939 and others as in 1940.Chuck Norris had a tough childhood. His father was an alcoholic and as

Chhatrapati Shivaji (19 Feb. 1630-3 April 1680) founded the Hindu kingdom in the Deccan against all odds, fighting against the mighty Mughals. He inspired and united the common man to fight against the tyranny of Mughal ruler Aurangzeb, by inculcating a sense of pride and nationality in them.At the age of 16, he took a