Biography

Isabella I of Castile allowed Columbus to organize an expedition to sail under the flag of the Spanish crown.

Nikola Tesla was an American engineer of Serbian descent.

Shakespeare wrote 38 comedies and tragedies, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and many poems diverse in content and form.

At his father's request, Michelangelo returned to Florence, where he undertook the statue of David.

He had sadistic tendencies in his childhood.

There is a debate about when Anna started using Pavlova as her last name.

Jane Austen died on 18 July 1817 in Winchester at the age of 41.

During the pandemic in 2020, he was infected with COVID-19.

In 1909 he attended as an observer the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne, an international aviation event.

Charles publicly admitted his infidelity. In a documentary aired in June 1994, the future king confessed to an extramarital relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles that lasted several years.