Biography

Saturday, 7 February 2026

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Homer
According to tradition, Homer died in old age on the island of Chios.
Roland Garros
In 1909 he attended as an observer the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne, an international aviation event.
This was the first competition for the prestigious Gordon Bennett Trophy, sponsored by Gordon Bennet ...
Rasputin
Rasputin's influence at the Tsar's court significantly increased after the outbreak of World War I.
Rasputin warned the Tsar against entering the conflict, even threatening the dynasty's fall if he, a ...
Napoleon Bonaparte
It is quite common to attribute the introduction of right-hand traffic to Napoleon.
Right-hand traffic was first introduced by Denmark in 1758. At first only in Copenhagen, and from 17 ...
Marilyn Monroe
Monroe’s autobiography, “My story,” was written at the peak of her career, but published 10 years after her death.
Robert Oppenheimer
The first ground test of a nuclear weapon took place on July 16, 1945, and was code-named "Trinity".
It took place near the town of Alamagordo, New Mexico. The bomb was given the name "Gadget", and the ...
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 ...
Ludwig van Beethoven
The master's complete deafness prevented him from contact with the surroundings.
Communication took place using the so-called conversation notebooks (Konversationshefte), which cons ...
Frederic Chopin
The dying Chopin asked that after his death his heart be taken from his body and sent to Warsaw.
The heart, which was in a vessel filled with alcohol, was secretly smuggled into the country in Janu ...
Constantine the Great
The succession of Constantine was assumed by his three sons, Constantine II, Constantius and Constans.
There were other contenders for the succession, but they were slaughtered. With the remaining conten ...