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Born: April 20,1889, in Braunau am Inn, Austria 1919: Helps form the Nazi Party in war-weakened Germany 1923: leads an abortive putsch in Munich beer hall 1924: Starts writing Mein Kampf in prison 1933: Becomes dictator of Germany, prepares the nation for war and a “Final Solution” to the “Jewish problem” 1939: Invades Poland and starts World War II Died: …

Born: James Paul McCartney 18 June 1942 Liverpool, England (United Kingdom) Nationality: English Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer, Composer, Businessman Years Active: 1957–present Paul McCartney — Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records …

Sir C. V. Raman — Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS (7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970) was an Indian physicist, born in the former Madras Province, whose ground breaking work in the field of light scattering earned him the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics. He discovered that, when light traverses a transparent material, some of the deflected light changes …

Ustad Bismillah Khan was born on March 21, 1916 at Bhirung Raut Ki Gali, in Dumraon as the second son of Paigambar Khan and Mitthan. He was named as Qamaruddin to rhyme with Shamsuddin, their first son. His grandfather, Rasool Baksh Khan uttered “Bismillah” (the basmala) after looking at the newborn, thus he was named Bismillah Khan. His ancestors were …

Born: 9 November 1904, Jaipur, Rajasthan Died: 18 May 1966, Delhi Award: Fellow of the Royal Society (1965) Education: Ewing Christian College Field: Botany Panchanan Maheshwari – In the heyday of science at Allahabad University students from all parts of the country used to flock to it. Of the hundreds who entered it in July, 1921, was Panchanan Maheshwari. At …

Name Donald John Trump / डोनाल्ड जॉन ट्रम्प Born June 14, 1946 – New York City, USA Occupation Chairman and President of The Trump Organization Nationality American Achievement अमेरिका के 45 वें राष्ट्रपति के रूप में निर्वाचित। एक बेहद सफल उद्यमी जिसकी नेट वर्थ 4 बिलियन डॉलर से भी अधिक है। वे 12 फिल्मों और 14 टीवी कार्यक्रमों में छोटे-छोटे …

Born: 9 May 1866, Bombay Presidency Died: 19 February 1915, Mumbai Nickname: Professor to Order Books: Speeches and Writings of Gopal Krishna Gokhale Education: Elphinstone College (1884), Rajaram College Parents: Valubai Gokhale, Krishna Rao Gokhale Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a great freedom fighter of India. He was born on March 9, 1866. Gokhale’s mother had lot of influence on him. …

Name: M. G. K. Menon Born: 28 August 1928 Mangalore, Madras Presidency, British India Died: 22 November 2016 (aged 88) Nationality: Indian Alma mater: University of Mumbai, University of Bristol Known for: KGF Experiments (Particle experiments at Kolar Gold Fields) Fields: Physics Awards: 1996 Abdus Salam Medal 1985 Padma Vibhushan 1970 FRS 1968 Padma Bhushan 1960 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize …

Born: 16 August 1968, Siwani, Hisar District, Haryana Party: Aam Aadmi Party Education: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (1985–1989), Campus School, CCS HAU, Dayanand college Awards: Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership 2006 NDTV Indian of the Year CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Politics 2013 Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award 2005 CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Public Service …

Pele is a former Brazilian football player who is known for his extraordinary game play skills and is considered by many as the greatest footballer the world has ever seen. He was also awarded the title of ‘Athlete of the Century’ by the International Olympic Committee. In his home country, Brazil, Pele is seen as a national hero. Childhood: Edson …