1. Vincent van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853.

Before he
became a painter he sold pictures in an art gallery in The
Hague(1). In 1886 he went to live with his brother, Theo, in
Paris. When he was in France, Van Gogh painted over 750
pictures, including Sunflowers and Irises. He was very poor,
and only sold one painting in his life – but in 1990 someone
sold his painting, Portrait of Dr Gachet, for eighty-two
million dollars!

2. Bob Marley was born in Jamaica in 1945. His mother

was Jamaican, and his father was English. Bob made
his first album Catch a Fire in 1972, and his reggae
music soon became famous all over the world. In 1975,
he met his wife Rita at a concert, and soon she became
a singer in his band, The Wailers. Bob Marley died of
cancer in 1981, but Rita and his son Ziggy still make
reggae records today.

3. Coco Chanel was born in 1883, in France. She was from a

poor French family and went to work in a hat shop when
she was young. The clothes she made became popular in
the 1920s. In 1920, she created perfume, Chanel No.5. She
became a very rich and successful businesswoman.

4. Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889. In 1912, he left

England and went to work as an actor in Hollywood. He made
his first film in 1914, and soon became very famous. In 1920,
his salary was $10,000 a week! In 1952, Charlie Chaplin left
the USA, and went to live in Switzerland(2). In his life he made
over 100 films, and he had four wives and twelve children.
Charlie Chaplin died on Chirstmas Day in 1977.

(1)
The Hague: The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland
(2)
Switzerland: Thụy Sĩ