Biography

Forbes magazine included her in its ranking of the highest-earning dead celebrities.

Hypatia's murder reverberated throughout the ancient world, but thanks to Cyril's power and foresight, no one was punished.

In Munich, Amadeus met the sixteen-year-old soprano Aloysia Weber and fell in love with her.

She was the first Russian prima ballerina, who gained international fame.

She was the daughter of the mathematician, astronomer and philosopher Theon of Alexandria.

On the eve of World War I, Garros was in the German Reich. It was there that he learned of the impending conflict.

He introduced a new administrative division of the country, dividing it into gubernias, provinces, and districts.

He left his job with the archbishop and moved to Vienna.

At the insistence of his marshals, Napoleon abdicated, relinquishing power to his son, and entrusting the regency to his wife Marie Louise.

Shakespeare had likely been in London since 1588. In 1592, the first printed mention of Shakespeare appeared in a pamphlet by Robert Greene - an English writer, playwright, and critic.