Yehudi Menuhin (born on 22 April 1916) was thought to be one of the most talented violinists of the 20th century. He became a British citizen in 1985, but in which country was he born?

Harold Wilson, born on 11th March 1916, was the leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. How many general elections did the Labour Party win under his leadership?

Iosif Shklovsky (pictured on the left with fellow scientist Yakov Zel'dovich) was a Russian astronomer born on July 1st He is most famous for his book on which subject?

Betty Grable was an American singer, dancer and actress who was born on December 18th Which part of her body was rumoured to have been insured for $1,000,000?

The future Prime Minister of the UK Sir Edward Heath, was born on 9th July What achievement did Sir Edward accomplish whilst serving as Prime Minister?

American film star, Gregory Peck, was born on April 5th During his career he was nominated five times for the award of Best Actor at the Oscars ceremony. On how many of these occasions did he win the award?

James Wight was born on 3rd October He wrote a series of novels under the pen name James Herriot, which were inspired by his experiences as a vet. What was the name of the TV series based on his books?

This man, Issur Danielovitch, was born on December 9th 1916 in New York. He was later to become an actor and is more commonly known by what name?

On 26 October 1916 François Mitterrand was born. He grew up to become the leader of the French Socialist Party and France's longest-serving president. For how long was he in office?

The writer, Roald Dahl, was born in Wales on 13th September In addition to his books Dahl also wrote screenplays for films, including one in which series?