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Humayun Ahmed, a teacher, author, dramatist, playwright and filmmaker, was born in Mohangonj, Netrokona on 13 November, 1948. His father. Faizur Rahman Ahmed, a police officer and writer was killed by Pakistani military during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. His mother was Ayesha Faiz. He passed SSC Examination from Bogura Zilla School in 1965 and stood second in the merit list in Rajshahi Education Board. He passed the HSC Exam from Dhaka College in 1967. He received his honours and masters in Chemistry from Dhaka University. He worked as a Professor of Chemistry in Dhaka University.
He reached his peak of fame with the publication of his novel 'Nondito Noroke' in 1972. He wrote over 200 fiction and non-fiction books all of which were bestsellers in Bangladesh. His first television drama was 'Prothom Prohor'. It was followed by many dramas and drama serials. He also directed many films based on his own stories. For his outstanding contributions, he was honoured with many awards including Bangla Academy Award (1981) and Ekushey Padak (1994). He died on 19 July, 2012 at Bellevue Hospital in New York. He was buried in Nuhash Palli.

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Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. He was an American astronaut. He was also an aerospace engineer. Armstrong was born on 05 August, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the USA. He experienced his first flight in Warren, Ohio, on July 20, 1936. He earned his flight certificate in 1945 at the age of only 15. In 1947, at the age of 17, he began to study aeronautical engineering in Purdue University, the USA. He received B.Sc. degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955 and he did M.Sc. in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California in 1970. In 1958, he was selected for the US Air Force's 'Man in Space Soonest' programme. Neil Armstrong, along with his group, launched the mission to the moon with Apollo 11 in July, 1969. He was the commander of the voyage, Apollo 11 and landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong walked first on the surface of the moon. He died on August 25, 2012.

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Socrates was born of poor working class parents probably in the year 470 BC. He had the usual education of the boys in those days like learning music, science, philosophy and gymnastics. He also studied the art of public speaking and argument. As a young man, he served the army and fought in several battles with great courage. When he left the army, some of his friends wanted him to go to politics, but he refused to do that for he felt he had another mission in life. His mission was to unmask ignorance and encourage the truth up and down the street of Athens. In the market places, in the houses of the rich and in the workshops of the poor, Socrates carried on his search for truth. His method was to stop someone and to question him. By these questions, he would show others how vague and incomplete their ideas were. Then he would help them to build up their ideas on surer foundation.

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Jonathan Swift was born of English parents in Dublin in 1667. He was educated at Kilkenny Grammar School and Trinity College, Dublin. Between 1689 and 1699, he was more or less continuously a member of the household of his kinsman Sir William Temple, a civilized man. During these years, Swift read widely. About 1696-97, he wrote his powerful satire on corruptions in religion and learning, which were published in 1704 and reached their final form only in the fifth edition of 1710. Temple's death in 1699 left Swift without resources. In 1701, he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Dublin University. In March, 1726, he paid his first visit to England since 1714, bringing with him the manuscript which he began in 1721. Swift, who is one of the greatest writers of prose, died in 1745.

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The great ship Titanic sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10, 1912. She was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of 891. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built but also unsinkable for having 16 watertight compartments. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered for she went down on her maiden voyage with heavy loss of life.
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a look out. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a collision. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged below. The captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her 16 watertight compartments had already been flooded.

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Rabindranath Tagore is one of the greatest poets of Bangla literature. Bengali culture and literature is unthinkable without the presence of this personality. He travelled all the branches of literature equally and successfully. Rabindranath was born on 7 May, 1861 at Jorasanko, Kolkata, India. Tagore's childhood days were mostly confined to the family estate under the watchful eyes of the servants. He lost his mother when he was only 13.
At the age of 22 on 9 December, 1883 Tagore married Mrinalini. He had received Nobel Prize in 1913 for Gitanjali and introduced Bangalees to the rest of the world. In 1915, he was bestowed a knighthood by the British. Rabindranath Tagore died in 1941 at the age of 80. We remember him with great respect.

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Begum Rokeya was born in 1880 at Pairabondh, a village in the district of Rangpur. Her family was very conservative. Yet she received her education in English and Bengali from her elder brother, Ibrahim Sabir. In 1896, at the age of 16, Rokeya was married to Sakhawat Hossain. He was pleased to see the eagerness of his wife for education. In 1909, Sakhawat Hossain died. After the death of her husband, Rokeya started the Sakhawat Memorial Girls' School at Bhagalpur. But the local people opposed it. She, therefore, left Bhagalpur for Calcutta and in 1911, she started the Sakhawat Memorial Girls School in Calcutta with only 8 female students. In 1917. Lady Chamsford, wife of the then Viceroy of India, visited the school. It was then upgraded to a High English School. In 1931, three girl students appeared at the Entrance Examination under the Calcutta University. The school still stands at the heart of the city of Calcutta. In 1916, Begum Rokeya established the Muslim Mahila Samity in Calcutta. Begum Rokeya was a writer also. Through her pen, she tried to awaken the Muslim women of the Indian subcontinent. In 1932, on the 9th December she died at the age of 52. At her death, the country plunged into a deep grief.

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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky. A cabin is a small house made of wood. When he was seven years old, his family moved to Indiana. In 1830, the family moved to Illinois. As a boy, Abraham Lincoln loved books. He always borrowed books from his neighbours. He read them for a short time and then took them back to their owners. He grew very tall. He was 6'-4" tall. He weighed 180 pounds. Abraham Lincoln studied law in his free time. He was also interested in politics. He ran for political office. He was defeated in 1832. Later, he was elected to the Illinois legislature 4 times in 1834, 1836, 1838 and 1840. People in the legislature make the law. He became the President of the United States in 1861. He was the 16th President of the USA. There was a war between the North and the South in the USA. It was the Civil War. Lincoln called men to fight for the North. The north won the war. There were Slaves in the south. Slaves work for no money. They must work. They are not free to do what they want. Lincoln set the slaves free in 1863. He let them go. So, they do not have to be slave anymore. Lincoln is famous for that.

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in 1772 in Devonshire. From there at six, he attended a 'dame' school. At the age of nine, his father died. At ten, he was sent to the charity school of Christ's Hospital, London. He was pessimistic in nature but studied a lot. He had read more books than a professor had before he entered Cambridge as a charity student at his nineteen. He remained there for nearly three years. He left Cambridge without taking his degree in 1794. 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' is Coleridge's chief contribution to the 'Lyrical Ballads' published in 1798. It is one of the world's masterprieces. His collection 'Lectures on Shakespeare' came out in 1819 and 'Aids to Recollection' in 1825. Coleridge died in 1834 and was buried in High Gate Church.

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John Donne was born in 1573 in London. His father was a rich merchant. He had name and fame in his circle. But he died in 1576. Donne was at first educated as a Catholic. He entered Oxford in 1584 and left it in 1587. Then he studied at Cambridge for three years. He returned to London in 1591. He then entered Lincoln's Inn to study Law in 1592. When Donne came of age, he had a considerable fortune. Donne travelled Italy, Spain and other parts of the continent between 1594 and 1597. He joined Essex Expedition to Cabiz in 1590. During this time, he wrote several poems. His lyrical poetry was mainly the outcome of these years. In 1609, he began to compose his great prose work "Pseudo Martyr'. It was printed in 1610. In 1611, he wrote a satirical prose piece.