John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States, was born on 29 March 1790 at Greenway Plantation in Charles…
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Galileo Galilei, one of the most influential figures in the history of science, was born on 15 February 1564 in…
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Read More »Audrey Hepburn, born Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929, in Ixelles, Belgium, was a sparkling talent who rose from…
Read More »Vladimir Lenin, born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov in 1870 (April 22nd in the Julian calendar, April 10th in the Gregorian calendar)…
Read More »Catherine de’ Medici (1519-1589) was a powerful and controversial figure who left an indelible mark on French history. Born on…
Read More »John Tyler (1790-1862) was a complex and controversial figure who left an indelible mark on American politics. Born on March…
Read More »Nikola Tesla was born on 10 July 1856 in the village of Smiljan which is now part of Croatia but…
Read More »Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire on 30 November 1874. He grew up as part of Great…
Read More »Lyndon Baines Johnson, known to most as LBJ, was born on 27 August 1908 in Gillespie County, Texas, USA. He…
Read More »Eric Arthur Blair who would be later known as George Orwell was born on 15 June 1903 in Motihari which…
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