Biography

Friday, 17 April 2026
21 facts about Ada Lovelace
21 facts about Ada Lovelace
The first female programmer
Ada Lovelace was a British poet and mathematician who lived in the first half of the 19th century. She was the daughter of one of Britain's greatest d ...

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Marilyn Monroe
Her sudden passing has sprung conspiracy theories.
Some wondered whether Marilyn’s death was linked to her affair with the Kennedy brothers.
Rasputin
Some scientific journals report that Rasputin's ribs were fused together, giving him extraordinary physical strength.
Rasputin
Rasputin's funeral took place in a park in Tsarskoye Selo in 1916.
The Tsar's family attended, and the Tsarina placed an icon signed by all the funeral attendees in the coffin before closing it.
Constantine the Great
The succession of Constantine was assumed by his three sons, Constantine II, Constantius and Constans.
There were other contenders for the succession, but they were slaughtered. With the remaining conten ...
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s works have inspired filmmakers. Some 420 full-length films were based on his works.
The 1990 “Hamlet” by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Mel Gibson and Glenn Close, was nominated for an Os ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Prince Jozef Poniatowski became the commander of the Polish crown army of 17.000 soldiers, and Tadeusz Kosciuszko became the commander of one of the three divisions.
In May, the Russian army, with a strength of about 100.000 soldiers, entered the territory of the Republic, and the Polish-Russian War of 1792 began.
Ernest Hemingway
In Paris, Hemingway met Gertrude Stein, James Joys and Ezra Pound, who helped young artists develop their careers.
Gertrude Stein, one of the most influential authors of modernism, became Hemingway’s mentor. She int ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
In the spring of 1777, Kosciuszko was sent north to the Canadian border, where he fortified various Continental Army military camps for months under General Horatio Gates.
He became famous after the Battle of Saratoga, where he performed his fortification work. His engine ...
Constantine the Great
He convened the Council of Nicaea I - an assembly of the Christian bishops of the Roman Empire at Nicaea in Bithynia (a historical land in Asia Minor, on the Black Sea, in present-day Turkey), which lasted from July 19-25, 325.
This assembly was recognized as the first universal council at the Council of Ephesus in 431. Its de ...
Michelangelo
Two funerals of Michelangelo took place in Florence.
The first, on the day after the body was returned, in the Basilica of Santa Croce. The second funera ...