Biography

Thursday, 3 September 2026

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Anna Pavlova
A meringue-based dessert, pavlova, was named after Anna.
During her tours to Australia and New Zealand in 1920, she asked for a light dessert, and she was se ...
Frederic Chopin
After the outbreak of the revolution in Paris, Chopin went to England and Scotland. He was already in very poor health, and the journey aggravated it.
In London, Chopin's last public concert took place in 1848. The concert was organized by his pupil J ...
Marilyn Monroe
Monroe was not always blonde.
In fact, her natural hair color was brown. In the 1940s she decided to change her image and only then dyed her hair blond, which became her trademark.
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 ...
Gaius Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar received 23 stabbings.
Of all the blows inflicted on him, only one was fatal, the second stab to the chest which pierced th ...
Charles III
After years, Charles' dream of marrying Camilla finally came true. Although Charles and Camilla have been dating since the mid-1980s, they officially began appearing together at the turn of the millennium.
The first time they appeared together with the monarchy was in Scotland in 2000. Five years later, t ...
Abraham Lincoln
He measured about 195 centimeters, which makes him the tallest president of the US.
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare invented many words and phraseological compounds that entered everyday usage.
The list of words he introduced into the English language counts about 600 items. For example, Shake ...
Frederic Chopin
He worked less and less, limiting the number of lessons to more advanced students.
His apartment became a place for evening meetings of friends. Most of his time was spent in the comp ...
Antonio Vivaldi
All the time, however, he was composing for the orphanage, although he was occupied with numerous concerts at various courts.
He returned to Venice in 1727 possessing what was probably already the final version of his best-kno ...