Biography

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

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Peter the Great
He subordinated the Orthodox Church to the state, allowing Russia to take over the cultural tradition of Byzantium.
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Salvador Dali
In 1954, Dali and photographer Philippe Halsman published a book entirely devoted to the mustache.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
In 1813, Napoleon suffered defeat in the "battle of nations" at Leipzig - the largest battle in the history of the Napoleonic Wars.
It was a war between French troops led by Napoleon and the troops of the anti-French coalition (Aust ...
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Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla died on January 7, 1943, at 87.
A coronary artery clot was given as the cause of death. He died in suite No. 3327 at the New Yorker ...
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Antonio Vivaldi
He wrote his first opera "Ottone in villa" at the age of 35.
It premiered on May 17, 1713, at the Teatro delle Grazie in Vicenza.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
The master's complete deafness prevented him from contact with the surroundings.
Communication took place using the so-called conversation notebooks (Konversationshefte), which cons ...
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Robert Oppenheimer
His funeral was attended by 600 of his scientific, political and military colleagues.
The scientist's body was cremated, and his ashes placed in an urn were thrown into the sea by Oppenheimer's wife.
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Nikola Tesla
When he recovered, he was threatened with conscription into the Austro-Hungarian army, from which he took refuge by fleeing to the mountains near Tomingaja.
While there, he hunted and contemplated nature. He found then that contact with nature made him phys ...
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Rasputin
Grigori Rasputin was a Russian peasant claiming to be an Orthodox monk, a mystic, and a favorite of the family of Tsar Nicholas II Romanov.
No details of his birth date exist; he was probably born in January 1869, although he gave different birth dates at various stages of his life.
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Charles III
His environmental interests also have a dark side. He tried to influence the government.
As a member of the royal family, Charles should be characterized by impartiality and not influence p ...
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