Biography

After her performance in Giselle, she became a prima ballerina in 1906.

The car manufacturer Peugeot calls the feature lines of some of its car models "Roland Garros".

He was the first commander of the Roman army to succeed in crossing the Channel.

Sting began his solo career with the album "The Dream of the Blue Turtles," which proved to be a great success - the singles from it are: "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" and "Fortress Around Your Heart."

He bought some land in the Virgin Islands.

As an able student, he attended a special engineering course for outstanding students.

The United States Military Academy at West Point has a statue of Kosciuszko and a commemorative plaque.

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.

Byron was disappointed by the birth of his daughter, he expected a son, "a wonderful boy". The girl was named after Byron's half-sister (his great love), Augusta Leighi; Byron called her Ada.

Although he refused to learn to play the cello, years later, he admitted that music lessons contributed to his writing style, as evidenced by the contrapuntal structure of the novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”