Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on 12 May 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Her father, Thomas was a urologist at…
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born on 11 June 1910 in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, which is not too far from Bordeaux in South-Western…
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Spencer Bonaventure Tracy was born on April 5, 1900, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA to John Edward Tracy who was a…
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Andreas Nikolaus Lauda, known to the world as Niki Lauda was born in Vienna on 22 Feb 1949 into a…
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Lyndon Baines Johnson, known to most as LBJ, was born on 27 August 1908 in Gillespie County, Texas, USA. He…
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James Maitland Stewart was born on 20 May 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. His Presbyterian father, Alexander Maitland Stewart owned…
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Kurt Donald Cobain was born on 20 February 1967 at Grays Harbor Hospital, in Aberdeen, Washington, USA. His younger sister,…
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Eric Arthur Blair who would be later known as George Orwell was born on 15 June 1903 in Motihari which…
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Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica on 15 August 1769 which came under French…
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Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr, later known to the world as Muhammad Ali was born on 17 January 1942 in Louisville,…
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“I’ve only slept with men I’ve been married to. How many women can make that claim?” – Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth…
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“I won’t be a rock star. I will be a legend.” – Freddie Mercury Farrokh Bulsara, known to everyone in…
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“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison was born…
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“Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.” – Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna da Silva was…
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Henry Tudor was born on 28 January 1457 during a period of turmoil and conflict over the succession of the…
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“I’m gonna sing, and I’m going to make me a lot of money.” – Sam Cooke Samuel Cook was born…
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