Biography

Sunday, 26 April 2026

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Gaius Julius Caesar
In the Julian calendar, July (iulius) was dedicated to Caesar.
Another, August (augustus) was dedicated to Octavian Augustus in later years.
Charles Darwin
Charles was fascinated by South America.
He was enthralled by the rainforests of Brazil, excitedly discovered the mysteries of Patagonia, and ...
Peter the Great
Shortly after Ivan V's death, already an independent tsar of Russia, he won his first victory, defeating the Turks and capturing the fortress of Azov.
This made him realize the need for a strong navy.
Aristotle
Out of over 200 scrolls and manuscripts written by Aristotle, approximately 31 have survived to the present day.
Frederic Chopin
He worked less and less, limiting the number of lessons to more advanced students.
His apartment became a place for evening meetings of friends. Most of his time was spent in the comp ...
Salvador Dali
He had sadistic tendencies in his childhood.
In his memoirs he wrote that at the age of five, he dropped a child out of a bridge for no reason. T ...
Amadeus Mozart
He was the seventh child of Leopold Mozart and Anna Maria, née Pertl.
Leopold Mozart was a court violinist and composer and the author of the first violin textbook.
Kate Middleton
Shortly before her marriage, the Middleton family was granted its own coat of arms.
The Princess and her siblings can use the coat of arms, while in the future, this right will apply o ...
Rasputin
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.
There, he managed to convince Tsarina Alexandra and gain her trust.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
As an actor, he has appeared in Russian-language romantic comedies: the 3-part (2009, 2010, 2014) film "Love in the Big City," and the films "8 First Dates" (2012), "Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon" (2012) and "8 New Dates" (2015).
 In 2014 and 2017, he lent his voice to the title character in the films "Paddington" and "Paddington 2."