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Friday, 4 September 2026
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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Robert Oppenheimer
When Ernest Rutherford introduced him to the Danish Nobel laureate Niels Bohr at a university conference, he was delighted and the conversation with him restored his confidence in his own abilities and skills. He decided to pursue theoretical physics.
He chose to go to the world center of theoretical physics - the University of Göttingen, where he co ...
Jane Austen
Jane Austen's letter, dated 29-30 October 1812, sent to her favorite niece Anna Lefroy, in which the writer parodied a Gothic novel she had read, sold for over £162,000 at auction on 11 July 2017.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven's income during this period came from the publication of his works, from their performances, and from patrons for whom he performed private concerts and exclusive copies of the works they commissioned before their publication.
Some of his patrons, including Prince Lobkowitz and Prince Lichnovsky, gave him annual stipends in a ...
Christopher Columbus
He was probably born in Genoa in the year 1451.
There is no unanimity among historians about the origin of Columbus -  several theories about it hav ...
Roland Garros
Roland Garros is sometimes referred to as the world's first air ace.
A fighter ace or air ace is an honorary title given to fighter pilots who shoot down a certain numbe ...
Anna Pavlova
Anna was born on February 12th, 1881 in Sankt Petersburg, Russia.
Her mother, Lyubov Feodorovna, was a laundress. There is a mystery surrounding her fatherhood, howev ...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
He assumed the office of president after being sworn in on May 20, 2019.
On the same day, he announced the dissolution of parliament, and in early elections the associated " ...
Anna Pavlova
She loved animals.
She possessed several cats, including a Siamese can, dogs, birds, and swans.
Charles Darwin
The birds of the Galapagos Islands gave him the opportunity to think about the origin of species.
In 1835 Darwin arrived in the Galapagos Islands, where he spent two months. There he discovered a fa ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Kosciuszko then appeared in the Krakow Market Square, where he took the oath after the reading of the act of uprising.
The act of the uprising gave Kosciuszko the title of Supreme Chief of the National Armed Forces and placed total authority in his hands.