Rudyard Kipling, an English poet and story writer, was one of the earliest masters of the short tale in English, and he was the first to utilise Cockney accent in serious poetry. Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India, on December 30, 1865. His father was an architectural sculpture professor at the Bombay School of Art. Kipling was brought to England for his studies in 1871. Rudyard enrolled in the United Services College at Westward, a boarding school in Devon, in 1878.

Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, better known as Dhirubhai Ambani, was an Indian business mogul who created Reliance Industries on December 28, 1932. Ambani took Reliance public in 1977 and was worth $2.9 billion at the time of his death in 2002. He was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour, in 2016 for his services to commerce and industry.

The assassination of Rasputin, Russia's iconic "Mad Monk," provides fuel for a wonderful historical storey that combines truth and mythology. However, the death of the controversial holy man and faith healer sparked a firestorm in pre-revolutionary Russia. Rasputin was assassinated on December 30, 1916, in the basement of the Moika Palace, the Saint Petersburg home of Prince Felix Yussupov, Russia's richest man and the spouse of the Czar's only niece, Irina. A few days later, his beaten body was recovered in the Neva River.

In early 2010, Chris Hemsworth began dating Spanish model and actress Elsa Pataky, whom he met through mutual representation. Pataky and Hemsworth married on December 28, 2010, over the Christmas season. They are the parents of three children: a daughter, India Rose, born in May 2012, and twin sons, Tristan and Sasha, born in March 2014. Hemsworth and his family relocated from Los Angeles to Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, in 2015.

Jude Law, the future actor, was born on December 29, 1972, in Lewisham, London, England. Law was raised in South London by his parents, both of whom were schoolteachers. At the age of 13, he joined the National Youth Music Theatre, where he appeared in musicals such as Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat. David Jude Heyworth Law is an English actor best known for his portrayal as Dickie Greenleaf in the 1999 film 'The Talented Mr. Ripley,' for which he won a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Iconic French designer Pierre Cardin, known for his avant-garde fashions in the 1960s and 1970s, died on December 29, 2020, at the age of 98. The French Academy of Fine Arts says. The academy did not specify the cause of death or where and when he died. In the 1960s, he was most known for his stark, short tunics and his use of vinyl, helmets, and goggles, which helped birth the so-called space-age aesthetic. Cardin rose to prominence after licencing his name for use on a range of items. Licensing became typical practise for fashion designers later on.

LeBron James was born on December 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio, to Gloria Marie James and ex-convict Anthony McClelland. Gloria raised him on her alone because his father was uninterested in parenting. Gloria permitted him to live with the family of Frank Walker, who introduced him to basketball when he was nine years old, realising he would be better off with a more stable family. LeBron James is a professional basketball player from the United States. He had a rough childhood yet showed amazing talent at a young age. He nearly single-handedly led the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals in his sixth season, only to be swept in four games by the San Antonio Spurs.

Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging on the morning of Eid al-Adha, December 30, 2006, for crimes against humanity. It is a day that will live on in the minds of Iraqis who witnessed their brutal tyrant walk to the gallows and have a rope tightened around his neck. Hussein, who controlled Iraq from 1979 until his downfall and arrest by a US-led coalition in 2003, was charged of perpetrating multiple killings during his reign by an Iraqi court. These included the killing of Shias in Dujail in 1982 and the Halabja massacre in 1988, in which he deployed chemical weapons against a Kurdish community that dared to rebel against him.

Philip Anthony Hopkins was born in Margam, Port Talbot, Wales on December 31, 1937. Anthony Hopkins is widely recognised as one of the best actors living, having epitomised evil in his horrific depiction of a cannibalistic killer in 'The Silence of the Lambs.' This well-known character actor began his career as a theatrical performer. Laurence Olivier, the legendary British actor, requested him to be his understudy at The Royal National Theatre after being impressed by the young man's abilities and devotion. The youthful Anthony excelled under the elder actor's tutelage and was well on his way to becoming a successful theatre performer.

Subhash Chandra Bose raised the Tricolour for the first time on free Indian soil on December 30, 1943, at the Cellular Jail in Port Blair during his visit to Andaman, declaring the island a free territory from British authority. It was long before India's independence in 1947. He also declared the Islands, the first Indian territory to be liberated from British control.

Will Smith married Jada Koren Pinkett Smith in 1997. They met when Pinkett attended an audition for the role of Smith's character's girlfriend in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Overbrook Entertainment and Westbrook Inc., the duo's joint production firm, make films.

He was born in Surat, India, on December 28, 1937, to Naval Tata and Sonoo. Naval Tata was the adoptive son of Jamsetji Tata and Ratanji Tata. The Tata Group of Companies was founded by Jamsetji Tata. Ratan Tata has a brother named Jimmy, as well as a stepbrother named Noel Tata. Ratan Tata is a prominent Indian entrepreneur and the former Chairman of the Tata Group of Companies, India's largest conglomerate. He is now Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, the parent company of the Tata Group that owns some of the key firms such as Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Consultancy Services, Indian Hotels, and Tata Teleservices.

On December 28, 1952, Arun Jaitley was born to Maharaj Kishen Jaitley and Ratan Prabha Jaitley. Arun Jaitley was born into a family of attorneys, social activists, and philanthropic individuals. Arun Jaitley, a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), served as Finance Minister and Minister of Corporate Affairs in the Indian government. He was also a member of the Asian Development Bank's Board of Governors. He was a former Additional Solicitor General of India and a senior attorney in the Supreme Court.

Denzel Washington was born on December 28, 1954, to Denzel Hayes Washington Sr., a Pentecostal pastor, and Lennis, a beautician. He has two brothers and sisters. Denzel Washington is an Academy Award-winning actor, director, and producer best known for his roles in the films "Glory," "Malcolm X," and "The Hurricane." As an actor, he is well-known for taking on difficult parts and playing them flawlessly. Growing up in a primarily African-American community, Denzel had seen many of his friends become involved in drugs, crime, and violence.

Jatin Khanna, a Punjabi, was born on December 29, 1942, in Amritsar, and was adopted by parents who already had three daughters. Rajesh Khanna was an Indian Bollywood actor and laureate who received the Dada Saheb Phalke Legend Golden Actor Award in 2008 and the IIFA 2009 Life Time Achievement Award on June 13, 2009, among many other prestigious national and international awards, both Life Time Achievement awards and other high profile awards.

Tiger Woods was born Eldrick Woods in Cypress, California, on December 30, 1975. Earl and Kultida Woods raised him as their only child. His parents recognised his aptitude at an abnormally young age. Woods was the youngest individual ever to win the Masters Tournament, at the age of twenty-one. He defeated the competition with a record-breaking score of 270 over 72 holes. He won with a twelve-stroke advantage, the tournament's greatest victory margin in history.