Biography

Monday, 18 May 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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Ada Lovelace
Ada was often sick during her childhood.
At the age of eight, she suffered from severe headaches that rendered her unable to see. In June 182 ...
Abraham Lincoln
He was the 16th US President.
He assumed office on 4th March 1861.
Ludwig van Beethoven
He left for Vienna in November 1792 and soon after arriving, he learned of his father's death.
There was a widespread belief that Beethoven was the successor of the recently deceased Mozart - Lud ...
Kate Middleton
The length of their informal relationship earned Kate an unflattering nickname.
The press began ironically calling her Waity Katie after the couple’s subsequent reunion, still not ...
Robert Oppenheimer
After the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer became very popular. He gave lectures all over the country, talking about the responsible use of atomic energy.
After the hydrogen weapon tests, the situation changed and the scientist began to take an interest i ...
Sting
Sting has co-written music for many soundtracks, most notably Disney's animated film "The Emperor’s New Groove," the romantic comedy "Kate & Leopold," and the Civil War drama "Cold Mountain"
Charles Darwin
He suffered from seasickness.
However, this did not prevent him from conducting research on marine invertebrates, especially plankton - most of his zoological records dealt with marine invertebrates.
Nikola Tesla
At the end of his sophomore year, Tesla lost his scholarship and became addicted to gambling.
He lost his allowance and tuition money - he played pool. When it was time for exams, he was unprepa ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
In 1808, he published a book, "Manoeuvres of horse artillery."
Probably the same year he left for Switzerland. He settled with Franz Xavier Zeltner in Solothurn, a ...
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven took part in the so-called piano "duels".
The first one took place at the home of Baron Raimund Wetzlar, a former patron of Mozart, with the v ...