Biography

Sunday, 30 November 2025

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Charles Darwin
In 1835, Darwin experienced an earthquake in Chile.
High in the Andes, he saw shells and numerous tree fossils exposed by the tremors. From this he conc ...
Marilyn Monroe
Monroe’s autobiography, “My story,” was written at the peak of her career, but published 10 years after her death.
Anna Pavlova
In 1980, Igor Carl Fabergé, a member of the family whose company launched the Fabergé Eggs, licensed a collection of crystal wine glasses in commemoration of the centenary of Pavlova’s birth.
Jane Austen
The novel Pride and Prejudice was written between October 1796 and August 1797.
Jane revised a manuscript titled "First Impressions" in 1812 and with the revised title was publishe ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
During the American Revolution, volunteers from several European countries took part in the colonies' side.
In addition to Kosciuszko, these included Marie Joseph de La Fayette (French politician), Jean-Bapti ...
Charles III
However, his love for nature did not immediately eradicate his love for hunting.
Charles was a lover of fox hunting, which was banned in the Isles in 2004. One issue Charles tried t ...
Nikola Tesla
However, he arrived in Prague too late to enroll at the university.
Another obstacle to his studies was his unfamiliarity with Greek as a compulsory subject and the Cze ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
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.
The battle ended with the defeat of the insurgent army and the imprisonment of wounded Kosciuszko in the Petropavlovsk fortress in St. Petersburg.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
For four years he lived in Moscow.
This episode lasted from 1999 to 2003. At that time he became the co-owner of the production company ...
Michelangelo
Michelangelo showed artistic interests at a young age.
However, it was unthinkable for his father to profit from being an artist.