Biography

The crew, exhausted by the hardships of the expedition, the high-handed and ruthless behavior of the captain, and disappointed by the absence of the promised riches, began to rebel.

As a "saintly man," he returned to his native village, where a crowd of female admirers awaited him.

He began his education at the age of eight in a day school run by a preacher.

He tended to squander the family fortune and quickly fell into debt.

Grigori Rasputin's career at the Tsar's court began in Poland, specifically at the Tsar's residence in Spala, which was then in the Kingdom of Poland.

The outbreak of the French Revolution did not immediately cause Napoleon to join it.

Charles Darwin died after a long illness on April 19, 1882, at the age of 73.

Shakespeare’s works have inspired filmmakers. Some 420 full-length films were based on his works.

While acquiring a maritime practice, Columbus simultaneously educated himself by reading the writings of ancient and classical writers Strabo, Seneca, and Aristotle, as well as his humanist contemporaries.

He attended elementary school in Smiljan, where he learned German, arithmetic, and religion.