Biography

Wednesday, 10 June 2026
21 facts about Ada Lovelace
21 facts about Ada Lovelace
The first female programmer
Ada Lovelace was a British poet and mathematician who lived in the first half of the 19th century. She was the daughter of one of Britain's greatest d ...

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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military officer, politician, Emperor of the French, and King of Italy.
He lived from 1769 to 1821.
Nikola Tesla
The funeral ceremony took place on January 12.
More than 2000 people attended the funeral at St. John's Cathedral in Manhattan. Tesla's body was cremated; his ashes were taken to Belgrade in 1957 and are now housed in the Nikola Tesla Museum.
Marilyn Monroe
Her photo graced the first-ever front cover of Playboy magazine.
The magazine launched in 1953.
Nikola Tesla
To survive, he had to take on various jobs for a year (from spring 1886 to spring 1887).
While digging ditches, he made contact with the owners of the Western Union Telegraph Company, who helped him establish the Tesla Electric Light Company.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon's initial military successes in Malta and Lower Egypt were followed by the destruction of the French fleet by Admiral Nelson's squadron of English ships at the mouth of the Nile.
The interference of Turkish troops in the conflict and the seizure of Malta by the English forced the French to capitulate in 1801.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in the family home on Henley Street.
The exact date of William Shakespeare’s birth is unknown. Parish records show he was baptized on April 26th, 1564, so it is assumed that he was born three days earlier, on April 23rd, 1564.
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 ...
Napoleon Bonaparte
Among the reforms to improve the functioning of the state were some very innovative ventures.
Napoleon introduced in France, for the first time in the world, compulsory free education in public ...
Napoleon Bonaparte
The success achieved during the siege of Toulon resulted in the appointment of the twenty-four-year-old Napoleon as a brigadier general.
He was noticed by the Committee of Public Salvation and assigned to the artillery forces in the Army of Italy.
Kate Middleton
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born on January 9th, 1982, in Reading.
Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael, met at work; the Princess’ mother worked as a flight attendant a ...