Biography

On October 10, 1794, a battle took place near Maciejowice between Polish troops commanded by the head of the insurrection Tadeusz Kosciuszko, and Russian troops under General Fyodor Denisov.

For several years, it was believed his death was an accident.

He designed four Vogue magazine covers.

In Europe he wrote 16 papers on quantum mechanics, and together with Born published a paper on the Born-Oppenheimer approximation. He then decided to return to the United States.

During the Hellenistic period, Homer was the object of hero worship in several cities.

Shakespeare’s mother came from the wealthy Arden family, well-known in Warwickshire.

She came from Alexandria, a major Mediterranean port.

Cyril of Alexandria became a saint of the Catholic Church and a prominent theologian who fought for the purity of Christianity.

Chopin's relationship with George Sand lasted almost until the last years of the composer's life, ending in 1847.

In 1835, Darwin experienced an earthquake in Chile.