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Tuesday, 16 December 2025
32 facts about Peter the Great
32 facts about Peter the Great
The first Emperor of all Russia
Peter the Great is considered one of Russia's greatest rulers. He was a great reformer, strategist, and builder who was the first of the tsars to trav ...

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Roland Garros
The Stade Roland Garros tennis complex in Paris is named after Roland Garros.
It is located in the 16th arrondissement (district) of Paris, where the Grand Slam tennis tournament ...
William Shakespeare
In 1593, Shakespeare’s acting and playwriting activities got suspended.
Because of the outbreak of an epidemic in London, the city authorities banned “plays, bears and bull ...
Hypatia
She did not get involved in religious or political disputes.
Hypatia lived during the spread of the Christian faith, but remained a pagan (non-practising) hersel ...
William Shakespeare
In 1995, UNESCO designated the day of Shakespeare’s birth and death - April 23 - World Book and Copyright Day.
Charles Darwin
He ate animals that were not on the menu of traditional English cuisine. He definitely did not like owls.
It was all due to a group he joined while studying at Cambridge between 1828 and 1831. There, a grou ...
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was given special care at the Medici court by Lorenzo de'Medici, who was interested in his work.
He provided him with an apartment on the palace grounds, an education, and a steady salary.
Michelangelo
Lodovico felt that he was special because of his count connections.
His family pride and love of spending money passed on to his children.
Abraham Lincoln
He loved telling stories and anecdotes, especially in situations where he could not openly express his opinion.
During the escape of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, when asked by General Sherman whether he ...
Sting
Sting - Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner - was born on October 2, 1951, in Wallsend, Northumberland County, England.
Constantine the Great
Constantine I the Great was born around 272 in Naissus, part of the province of Dardania in Mesa, a Roman province in the central Balkans (now Niš, a city in Serbia).
He was the son of Flavius Constantius Chlorus, a Roman army officer who was one of the four emperors ...