Adolf Hitler was born on the 20th of April 1889 in Austria-Hungary and passed away on 30th April, 1945. Do you know that Hitler had the Nobel Prize banned and had set up a German National Prize for Art and Science, which was awarded to Ferdinand Porsche for the first hybrid car? An Austrian born […]
Jawaharlal Nehru was born on the 14th of November 1889 in Allahabad, British India, and passed away on 27th May 1964. Do you know that Nehru was nominated 11 times for the Nobel Peace Prize? However, he never won one. The first Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Nehru was a highly influential leader
Gibran Khalil Gibran was born on the 6th of January 1883 in Bsharri, Ottoman Empire (present-day Lebanon), and passed away on 10th April, 1931. Do you know that Khalil is the all-time third best selling poet’s middle name? His first name was Gubran, which was dropped in school due to a clerical error. Khalil Gibran
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born on the 29th of July 1883 in Predappio, Kingdom of Italy, and passed away on 28th April, 1945. Do you know that while Mussolini did not take power in a coup, when he threatened to seize power of the PM and the other leaders of Italy did not act
John Maynard Keynes was born on the 5th of June 1883 in Cambridge, England, and passed away on 21st April, 1946. Do you know that John Maynard Keynes was the 1st Baron Keynes? He was the Baron of Tilton. A revolutionary economist, Keynes is often considered as the man who completely changed the theories and
Sir Alexander Fleming was born on the 6th of August 1881 in Lochfield, Scotland and passed away on 11th March, 1955. Do you know that Sir Alexander Fleming had ‘accidentally’ discovered the anti-biotic substance, he later named as ‘penicillin’? Sir Alexander Fleming was a pharmacist, biologist and botanist who received a Nobel Prize for his
The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument been in operation in South Dakota, United States, since 1948. Crazy Horse memorial is a monument still under construction. The monument was carved out of Thunderhead Mountain, to commemorate an Oglala Lakota warrior, by the name of ‘Crazy Horse’ riding a horse and pointing into the distance.
Anna Pavlova was born on the 12th of February 1881 in St. Petersburg, the Russian Empire, and passed away on 23rd January, 1931. Do you know that Anna succeeded in completing 37 turns while she was atop a moving elephant, during a tour in China? A Russian ballet prima ballerina, Anna Pavlova was known for
Sir Pehlam Grenville Wodehouse, popularly known as P. G. Wodehouse, was born on the 15th of October 1881 in Guildford, Surrey, and passed away on 14th February, 1975. Do you know that Wodehouse was a prisoner of the Germans in 1941, during which time he made non-political broadcast for the Germans? An English author, P.
Pablo Ruizy Picasso was born on the 25th of October 1881 in Spain and passed away on 8th April, 1973. Do you know that while most artists have a certain style which makes them renowned, Picasso did not have a particular style? He constantly kept changing his styles. Picasso, a Spanish artist, painter and sculptor,
Helen Adams Keller was born on the 27th of June 1880 in Alabama, U.S., and passed away on 1st June, 1968. Do you know that Helen Keller was the recipient of an Oscar? Not only that, she is known to have written to 8 U.S. presidents, all of whom replied to her. An American author,
The San Jacinto Monument is built in Harris County, Texas, United States, between 1936 and 1939. The San Jacinto Monument was built to honour the battle of San Jacinto, which played an instrumental role in the Texas Revolution. At 172.92 metres in height, the monument is the world’s tallest masonry column. The octagonal shaped column
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist born on 14th March, 1879 in Germany, and passed away on the 18th of April 1955. Do you know that Einstein was so well known in the United States that people would stop him on the road to ask him about ‘that theory’? Eventually, Einstein would tell people they
Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin, popularly known as Joseph Stalin, was born on the 18th of December 1878 in the Russian Empire and passed away on 5th March, 1953. Do you know that Stalin changed his birth name to Stalin, because the word ‘Stalin’ means ‘man of steel’? The leader of the Soviet Union for almost 30
Florence Nightingale Graham, who adopted the business name, Elizabeth Arden was born on the 31st of December 1878 in Ontario, Canada, and passed away on 18th October, 1966. Do you know that Elizabeth Arden had a passion for horse racing, and had even established stables? Her horse even won the Kentucky Derby in 1947. Elizabeth