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                                                 Ricky  Ponting

Ricky Thomas Ponting AO (born 19 December 1974), nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, and former captain of the Australia national 

cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, 

as well as a very occasional bowler. He represents the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket,

 the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League, 

and played in the Indian Premier League with the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008.

 He is widely considered by many to be the best batsman of the modern era,

 along with Sachin Tendulkar of India and Brian Lara of West Indies.

 On 1 December 2006, he reached the highest rating achieved by a Test batsman in the last 50 years.

Ponting made his first-class debut for Tasmania in November 1992, when just 17 years and 337 days old,

 becoming the youngest Tasmanian to play in a Sheffield Shield match. However, 

he had to wait until 1995 before making his One Day International (ODI) debut,

 during a quadrangular tournament in New Zealand in a match against South Africa.

 His Test debut followed shortly after, 

when selected for the first Test of the 1995 home series against Sri Lanka in Perth, 

in which he scored 96. He lost his place in the national team several times

 in the period before early-1999, due to lack of form and discipline, before becoming

One Day International captain in early-2002 and Test captain in early-2004.

After being involved in over 160 Tests and 370 ODIs, Ponting is

 Australia's leading run-scorer in Test and ODI cricket. He is one of only three players in history to have scored 

13,000 Test runs. Statistically, he is the most successful captain of all time, 

with 48 victories in 77 Tests between 2004 and 31 December 2010, 

while as a player he is also the only cricketer in history to be involved in 100 Test victories.[1]

On 29 November 2012 Ponting announced his retirement from Test cricket, 

the day before he would play in the Perth Test against South Africa. 

This will be his 168th and last Test appearance,[2] equalling the Australian record held by Steve Waugh.[3][4]

Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj[1] ( pronunciation (help·info)) (born 6 January 1959, Chandigarh Punjab, India), better known as Kapil Dev, 

is a former Indian cricketer. He captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. 

Named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer of the Century in 2002,[2] Kapil Dev was also India's national cricket coach for 10 months between October 1999 and August 2000.

Kapil was a right-arm pace bowler noted for his graceful action and potent outswinger, 

and was India's main strike bowler for most of his career. He also developed a fine inswinging yorker during the 1980s, 

which he used very effectively against tail-enders. As a batsman, he was a natural striker of the ball who could hook and drive effectively. 

A naturally aggressive player, he often helped India in difficult situations by taking the attack to the opposition. Nicknamed The Haryana Hurricane, 

he represented the Haryana cricket team in domestic cricket.[3] He retired in 1994, holding the world record for the most number of wickets taken in Test cricket,

 a record subsequently broken by Courtney Walsh in 2000. At the time, he was also India's highest wicket taker in both major forms of cricket, Tests and ODIs.

 He is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets and scored more than 5,000 runs in Tests, making him one of the greatest all-rounder to have played the game.

 On 8 March 2010, Kapil Dev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame[4]

Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray 

Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray was an Indian politician, founder and chief of the Shiv Sena,

 a right-wing Hindu nationalist, and Marathi ethnocentric party active mainly in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. 

Born: January 23, 1926, Pune

Died: November 17, 2012, Mumbai

Spouse: Mina Thackeray

Parents: Prabodhankar Thackeray

Party: Shiv Sena

Children: Uddhav Thackeray

Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray (IPA: [ʈʰakəɾe]; 23 January 1926[1] – 17 November 2012[4]) was an Indian politician,

 founder and chief of the Shiv Sena, a right-wing Hindu nationalist,

 and Marathi ethnocentric party active mainly in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. 

His followers called him the Hindu Hriday Samraat ("Emperor of Hindu Hearts").[5]

Thackeray began his professional career as a cartoonist with the English language daily The Free Press Journal in Mumbai, 

but left it in 1960 to form his own political weekly Marmik. 

His political philosophy was largely shaped by his father Keshav Sitaram Thackeray, 

a leading figure in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement (United Maharashtra movement), 

which advocated the creation of a separate linguistic state of Maharashtra. Through Marmik

, he campaigned against the growing influence of Gujaratis, Marwaris, and south Indians in Mumbai.

[1] In 1966, Thackeray formed the Shiv Sena party to advocate more strongly the place of Maharashtrians

 in Mumbai's political and professional landscape. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Thackeray built the 

party by forming temporary alliances with nearly all of Maharashtra's political parties.[6] Thackeray was

 also the founder of the Marathi-language newspaper Saamana and the Hindi-language newspaper Dopahar ka saamana.

[7] He was the subject of numerous controversies.[6] Upon his death, he was accorded a state funeral with over 2,000,000 mourners.[8]

Barack Hussein Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. 

Born: August 4, 1961 (age 51), Honolulu

Full name: Barack Hussein Obama II

Siblings: Maya Soetoro-Ng, George Obama, Mark Ndesandjo, David Ndesandjo, More

Education: Harvard Law School (1988–1991), More

Children: Natasha Obama, Malia Ann Obama

Mini Biography

Barack Obama was born to a white American mother, Ann Dunham, and a black Kenyan father, Barack Obama Sr., who were both young college students at the University of Hawaii. When his father left for Harvard, she and Barack stayed behind, and his father ultimately returned alone to Kenya, where he worked as a government economist. Barack's mother remarried an Indonesian oil manager and moved to Jakarta when Barack was six. He later recounted Indonesia as simultaneously lush and a harrowing exposure to tropical poverty. He returned to Hawaii, where he was brought up largely by his grandparents. The family lived in a small apartment - his grandfather was a furniture salesman and an unsuccessful insurance agent and his grandmother worked in a bank - but Barack managed to get into Punahou School, Hawaii's top prep academy. His father wrote to him regularly but, though he traveled around the world on official business for Kenya, he visited only once, when Barack was ten.

Obama attended Columbia University, but found New York's racial tension inescapable. He became a community organizer for a small Chicago church-based group for three years, helping poor South Side residents cope with a wave of plant closings. He then attended Harvard Law School, and in 1990 became the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review. He turned down a prestigious judicial clerkship, choosing instead to practice civil-rights law back in Chicago, representing victims of housing and employment discrimination and working on voting-rights legislation. He also began teaching at the University of Chicago Law School, and married Michelle Robinson, a fellow attorney. Eventually he was elected to the Illinois state senate, where his district included both Hyde Park and some of the poorest ghettos on the South Side.

In 2004 Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat, representing Illinois, and he gained national attention by giving a rousing and well-received keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. In 2008 he ran for President, and despite having only four years of national political experience, he won. In January 2009, he was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, and the first African-American ever elected to that position.

Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal is an Indian social activist working under the banner India Against Corruption.

 He was an Indian Revenue Service official before joining social and political activities. Wikipedia

Born: June 16, 1968 (age 44), Hisar

Awards: Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership

                        Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel

                                                          Iron Man of India

15 August 1947 – 15 December 1950

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

Preceded by Position established

Succeeded by Morarji Desai

Minister of Home Affairs

In office

15 August 1947 – 15 December 1950

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

Preceded by Position established

Succeeded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari

Personal details

Born 31 October 1875

Nadiad, Bombay Presidency, British India (now India)

Died 15 December 1950 (aged 75)

Mumbai, India

Nationality Indian

Political party Indian National Congress

Children Maniben Patel, Dahyabhai Patel

Alma mater Middle Temple

Profession Lawyer

Religion Hinduism

 Biography

2 Fighting for independence

2.1 Satyagraha in Gujarat

2.2 Leading the Congress

2.3 Quit India

3 Integration after Independence and Role of Gandhi

3.1 Cabinet mission and partition

3.2 Political integration of India

4 Leading India

5 Gandhi's death and relations with Nehru

6 Death

7 Criticism and legacy

8 Institutions and monuments

9 Artistic depictions of Patel

10 Further reading

11 Notes

12 References

13 External links

Smita Patil

Smita Patil was an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Regarded among the finest stage

 and film actresses of her times, Patil appeared in over 75 Hindi and Marathi films in a career that spanned just over a decade. 

Born: October 17, 1955, Pune

Died: December 13, 1986, Mumbai

Spouse: Raj Babbar

Children: Prateek Babbar

Parents: Shivajirao Patil, Vidyatai Patil

V.V.S. Laxman

Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman, commonly known as V.V.S. Laxman, is a former Indian cricketer. Laxman represents Hyderabad in domestic cricket and has played for Lancashire in English county cricket. 

Born: November 1, 1974 (age 37), Hyderabad

Full name: Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman

Height: 1.85 m

Spouse: G. R. Sailaja (m. 2004)

Batting style: Right-handed

Teams: India national cricket team, Hyderabad cricket team, More

Anna Hazare

Kisan Baburao Hazare, popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, 

increase government transparency, and investigate and punish official corruption. 

Born: June 15, 1937 (age 75), Bhingar

Full name: Kisan Baburao Hazare

Amjad Khan

Amjad Khan was an acclaimed Indian actor and director. 

He worked in over 130 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years. 

Born: November 12, 1940, Quetta

Died: July 27, 1992, Mumbai

Spouse: Shaila Khan

Siblings: Imtiaz Khan, Inayat Khan

Children: Shadaab Khan, Ahlam Khan, Seemaab Khan

Dev Anand

Dharam Dev Pishorimal Anand, better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian film actor, writer,

 director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema. 

Part of the Anand family, he co-founded Navketan Films in 1949 with his elder brother Chetan Anand.

Born: September 26, 1923, Gurdaspur

Died: December 3, 2011, London

Height: 1.70 m

Spouse: Kalpana Kartik (m. 1954–2011)

Children: Suneil Anand, Devina Anand

Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs was an American entrepreneur. He is best known as the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. 

Born: February 24, 1955, San Francisco

Died: October 5, 2011, Palo Alto

Spouse: Laurene Powell (m. 1991–2011)

Children: Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Reed Jobs, Eve Jobs, Erin Siena Jobs

Education: Homestead High School (1972), Reed College, Cupertino Junior High School, Monta Loma Elementary School

Siblings: Mona Simpson

Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda, born Narendra Nath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk.

 He was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the western world and was credited with.

Born: January 12, 1863, Kolkata

Died: July 4, 1902, Belur Math

Full name: Narendra Nath Datta

Education: University of Calcutta, Scottish Church College, Calcutta, Presidency College, Kolkata

Siblings: Bhupendranath Dutta

                                

Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor, born Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938 in Calcutta, is an award-winning Indian film actor and film producer.

 He has also been a film director and assistant director in the Hindi film industry. 

Born: March 18, 1938 (age 74), Kolkata

Height: 1.80 m

Spouse: Jennifer Kendal (m. 1958–1984)

Children: Kunal Kapoor, Karan Kapoor, Sanjana Kapoor

Siblings: Shammi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Devi Kapoor, Nandi Kapoor, Urmila Sial Kapoor

Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan is an Indian film actor. Having appeared as a child actor in several films throughout the 1980s,

 Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai in 2000. 

Born: January 10, 1974 (age 38), Mumbai

Height: 1.82 m

Spouse: Suzanne Roshan (m. 2000)

Upcoming movie: Krrish 3

Children: Hridhaan Roshan, Hrehaan Roshan

Rajinikanth is an Indian film actor, media personality, and cultural icon.

 He made his debut as an actor in the National Film Award–winning Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal, directed by K. 

Balachander, whom the actor considers his mentor. Wikipedia

Born: December 12, 1950 (age 61), Bangalore

Full name: Shivaji Rao Gaikwad

Height: 1.75 m

Upcoming movie: Kochadaiyaan

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar AM is an Indian cricketer widely considered to be the greatest batsmen of all time,

 after Don Bradman. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. Wikipedia

Born: April 24, 1973 (age 39), Mumbai

Height: 1.65 m

Full name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Net worth: 110 million USD (2012)

Spouse: Anjali Tendulkar

Awards: Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Arjuna award,

                                       
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Lata Mangeshkar is an Indian singer, and occasional music-composer. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India.

 Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. 

Born: September 28, 1929 (age 83), Indore

Siblings: Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Hridayanath Mangeshkar, Meena Mangeshkar

Awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan

Movies: Pahili Mangalagaur, More

Parents: Dinanath Mangeshkar, Shevanti Mangeshkar

Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer. He is a middle order batsman, who can also open the batting. He can also bowl right arm medium pace.
Born: November 5, 1988 (age 23), Delhi
Height: 1.75 m
Batting style: Right-handed
Siblings: Vikash Kholi, Bhavna Kholi
Parents: Prem Kohli, Saroj Kohli
Teams: Bangalore Royal Challengers, India national cricket team, Delhi cricket team

 Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha is an Indian Bollywood actress. She marked her debut in the Hindi film industry with 2010 film Dabangg opposite Salman Khan,

 which went onto becoming the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year. 

Born: June 2, 1987 (age 25), Mumbai

Height: 1.68 m

Upcoming movies: S.O.S.-Son Of Sardar, Dabangg 2

Siblings: Luv Sinha, Kush Sinha

Parents: Shatrughan Sinha, Poonam Sinha

                                                                   Akshay Kumar 

                                                                      Khiladi 786

Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films.

 He has been nominated for Filmfare Award several times and won two times. 

Born: September 9, 1967 (age 45), Amritsar

Height: 1.85 m

Full name: Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia

Upcoming movies: Khiladi 786, Exclusion, Special Chabbis

Children: Aarav Kumar

Guerrillero Heroico

Che Guevara at the La Coubre memorial service

Taken by Alberto Korda on March 5, 1960.

Born Ernesto Guevara

May 14, 1928[1]

Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Died October 9, 1967 (aged 39) (execution)

La Higuera, Vallegrande, Bolivia

Resting place Che Guevara Mausoleum

Santa Clara, Cuba

Organization 26th of July Movement, United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution,[2] National Liberation Army (Bolivia)

Religion None (Marxist humanist)[3][4][5]

Spouse(s) Hilda Gadea (1955–1959)

Aleida March (1959-1967, his death)

Children Hilda (1956–1995), Aleida (b. 1960), Camilo (b. 1962), Celia (b. 1963), Ernesto (b. 1965)

Parents Ernesto Guevara Lynch[6]

Celia de la Serna[6]

Yash Raj Chopra was an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer, predominantly 

working in Hindi cinema and Bollywood. Chopra began his career as an assistant director to 

I.S. Johar and his elder brother, B.R. Chopra. Wikipedia

Born: September 27, 1932 (age 80), Lahore

Spouse: Pamela Chopra (m. 1970)

Upcoming movies: Dhoom 3, Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Siblings: Baldev Raj Chopra, Dharam Chopra

Children: Aditya Chopra, Uday Chopra