William Shakespeare was born April 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. He was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist. William Shakespeare’s works are loved throughout the world, but his personal life is shrouded in mystery. His plays have been translated into …

Maya Angelou was born on the 4th of April, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. She was an American poet, writer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Maya Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. Maya Angelou was raped at the age of …

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on the 15th of January, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. He was an American Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 to 1968. He is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience. …

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on the 14th of May, 1984 in White Plains, New York, United States. He is an American media magnate, internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Mark Zuckerberg is known as the co-founder and CEO of the social-networking website Facebook, as well as one of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. He is also, …

Muhammad Ali was born on the 17th of January, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. He was an American professional boxer, activist and philanthropist. Nicknamed “the Greatest”. Muhammad Ali is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time, …

Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu was born on the 26th of August, 1910 in Skopje, North Macedonia. She was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary who devoted her life to serving the poor and destitute around the world. Mother Teresa was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation …

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to as JFK was born into a wealthy, political family on the 29th of May, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. He was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination. John F. Kennedy negotiated the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty …

Karl Heinrich Marx was born on the 5th of May, 1818 in Trier, Germany. He was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary. Karl Marx published ‘The Communist Manifesto’ and ‘Das Kapital,’ anticapitalist works that form the basis of Marxism. Due to his political publications, Marx became stateless and lived …

Sir Isaac Newton was born on the 4th of January, 1643 in Woolsthorpe Manor House, United Kingdom. He was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian and author who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Isaac …

Henry Ford was born on the 30th of July, 1863 in Springwells Township, Michigan, United States. He was an American industrialist and business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. Henry Ford’s introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. He …