Biography

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

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Constantine the Great
Constantine I the Great was born around 272 in Naissus, part of the province of Dardania in Mesa, a Roman province in the central Balkans (now Niš, a city in Serbia).
He was the son of Flavius Constantius Chlorus, a Roman army officer who was one of the four emperors ...
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven worked a lot, led a destructive lifestyle, lived in poor conditions, had many personal problems, and, in addition, suffered from numerous diseases - this led to very severe exhaustion of his body.
He struggled with intestinal disease throughout his life, including dropsy and cirrhosis of the live ...
John Sutter
Founding Sacramento turned out to be a success.
This made John Sutter jealous and bitter, which was reflected in his relationship with son. All vent ...
Roland Garros
Garros was the first to shoot down an aircraft with a machine gun mounted on the fuselage.
Early in World War I, the possibility of mounting a forward firing machine gun on a fighter aircraft ...
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven's death was attended by his friend Anselm Huttenbrenner and probably his sister-in-law, Johanna van Beethoven.
According to Huttenbrenner, around 5 p.m. there was a flash of lightning and thunder: "Beethoven opened his eyes, raised his right hand and looked up for a few seconds with a clenched fist...".
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Also of great distinction was Kosciuszko's admission (as one of three foreigners) by fellow combatants to the Society of the Cincinnati, founded by the most distinguished officers.
The Society of the Cincinnati was an association formed by veterans of the American Revolution on Ma ...
Marilyn Monroe
Her distinct image was inspired by her favorite actress, Jean Harlow.
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s family home still stands in Stratford on Henley Street.
After Shakespeare’s death, the house remained in his family until 1670, which was converted into an ...
Nikola Tesla
In 1881, Tesla moved to Budapest to work for the telegraph company of Tivadar Puskás de Ditró, the Hungarian inventor of the telephone exchange and pioneer of telephony.
However, the company was still in the organizational stage, so he was initially employed by the Cent ...
Nikola Tesla
Direct current power plants came to a definitive end with Tesla's invention - the water turbine, which produces alternating current based on the energy of water flow in rivers.
In 1887, Tesla and two partners founded the Tesla Electric Company. He worked in his laboratory to improve and develop new types of electric motors, generators, and other devices.