Biography

Tuesday, 1 September 2026

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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in the family home on Henley Street.
The exact date of William Shakespeare’s birth is unknown. Parish records show he was baptized on April 26th, 1564, so it is assumed that he was born three days earlier, on April 23rd, 1564.
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Salvador Dali
He was always fascinated by the legendary painter Pablo Picasso.
While in Paris in 1927, he met with Picasso in his atelier, where the painter showed him his works. ...
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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s mother came from the wealthy Arden family, well-known in Warwickshire.
Mary Arden was the youngest of eight siblings. Her father, Robert Arden, was a landowner in Snitterfield. After her father’s death, Mary inherited part of his vast estate.
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Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was one of the pioneers of roentgenology.
Independently of attempts by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen, widely recognized as the discoverer ...
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Soon Beethoven began working with Neefe as assistant organist in the court chapel.
First, he did it free of charge (1782), and later he received remuneration (1784).His first three pi ...
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Frederic Chopin
In 1818, the first review of Chopin's works was published in print.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
In the fall of 1808, after turning down a position at the Royal Theater, Beethoven was offered a well-paid position as bandmaster at the court of Cassel by Napoleon's brother, Jerome Bonaparte, then king of Westphalia.
To persuade Beethoven to stay in Vienna, Archduke Rudolf and his other patrons agreed to pay him an ...
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
He is now one of the main targets of the Russian invaders.
British and U.S. intelligence established that even before the war, Putin had located a special forc ...
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Kate Middleton
She underwent head surgery as a child.
What ailed the Princess in her childhood has never been made public. However, the information about ...
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Anna Pavlova
Anna’s ashes are stored in a columbarium at Golders Green Crematorium.
Her urn was decorated with a ballet shoe, which was stolen. Currently, the decoration involves a dancing ballerina and a swan.Dandré’s urn is placed below his wife’s.
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