Biography

At the age of 15, he received a mallet from Prince Philip - a special wooden hammer used for playing polo.

Kosciuszko also assisted the southern army, where he was sent at his request.

Kosciuszko then appeared in the Krakow Market Square, where he took the oath after the reading of the act of uprising.

As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting won 17 Grammy Awards, won Song of the Year for "Every Breath You Take," three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994, a Golden Globe, an Emmy and four Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song.

Already separated from Pauline, Hemingway moved out of Key West to a summer residence in Ketchum, Idaho.

The Tsar tried to save the monarchy, which was losing prestige, by strengthening his power through personal castling, largely contrary to Russia's state interests.

After Mozart's death, Constance was in a very bad financial situation.

Among the reforms to improve the functioning of the state were some very innovative ventures.

Beethoven was probably first introduced to Joseph Haydn in late 1790 when he, traveling to London, stopped over Christmas in Bonn.

He introduced the poll tax, which was the primary source of revenue for the Russian monarchy until 1887.