Biography

In 1712, Peter the Great received the Order of the White Eagle - the oldest and highest state decoration of the Republic of Poland, awarded for distinguished civil and military merits for the benefit of the Republic of Poland.

Tadeusz Kosciuszko was born in 1746 in Mereczowszczyzna near Kosovo in Polesia.

At the age of four, he lost his father and was placed under the care of boyar Rodion Streshnev.

His favorite song was an American chant written by Daniel Emmett, “Dixie.”

Some of Aristotle’s theories were absurd.

Maximilian Friedrich's successor as Elector of Bonn, Maximilian Franz, appointed Beethoven as court organist and also paid for his visit to Vienna in 1792.

At the internment, Napoleon stayed for six years. He stayed there in the company of a small group of dedicated comrades-in-arms. He spent his time dictating his memoirs and taking solitary walks along the ocean shore.

After Vivaldi's death, his vast collection of musical manuscripts was bound into 27 large volumes.

She was considered the sexiest woman numerous times.

In 1818, the first review of Chopin's works was published in print.