Biography

Friday, 10 July 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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John Sutter
John Augustus Sutter was born on February 23, 1803, in Kandern, former Holy Roman Empire.
Kandern is now a part of Germany.
Michelangelo
His real name was Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni.
He was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Tuscany, in the province of Arezzo.
Kate Middleton
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born on January 9th, 1982, in Reading.
Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael, met at work; the Princess’ mother worked as a flight attendant a ...
Jane Austen
Jane had numerous siblings - six brothers and one sister.
Her eldest brother James was ordained to the priesthood and served in the parish of Steventon toward ...
Abraham Lincoln
At a very young age, he lost his younger brother Thomas due to illness, and his mother died shortly thereafter.
A few years later he also lost his older sister, who died of postpartum fever.
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s name appears in the surviving books of Queen Elizabeth I’s treasurer as one of three so-called “Lord Chamberlain’s servants” who got paid to perform a play before the Queen at Greenwich Palace on December 26 and 28, 1594.
Amadeus Mozart
Since both Amadeus and Nannerl showed musical ability, the father gave up his career and devoted himself to the children's musical education.
Amadeus learned to play the harpsichord from the age of five (even as a three-year-old, he listened ...
Marilyn Monroe
Her photo graced the first-ever front cover of Playboy magazine.
The magazine launched in 1953.
Kate Middleton
Some accuse her of being too rigid and hiding her emotions.
Life in the Royal Family, especially when one occupies the position of the wife of the heir to the t ...
Christopher Columbus
The crew, exhausted by the hardships of the expedition, the high-handed and ruthless behavior of the captain, and disappointed by the absence of the promised riches, began to rebel.
Some broke away from the expedition and searched for treasure on their own, while others returned to ...