Biography

Monday, 9 February 2026

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Constantine the Great
Constantine the Great is a saint of the Orthodox Church.
The Orthodox Church calls him an equal of the Apostles. His feast day is May 21.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Bonaparte was a Catholic; his baptism took place in the cathedral of Ajaccio.
As a 10-year-old, he began his education at the seminary in Autun, where he learned French. He atten ...
Sting
He grew up in a Roman Catholic family and attended Catholic primary and secondary school.
His mother, Audrey, worked as a hairdresser, and his father, Ernest, was a dairyman. The musician has a brother Philip and two sisters, Anita and Angela.
Homer
Homer probably lived in the eighth century BC.
There is no more precise information about the poet's origins, his family or his life. Even the ancients did not know his fate, although he was already considered an outstanding artist and authority.
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare invented many words and phraseological compounds that entered everyday usage.
The list of words he introduced into the English language counts about 600 items. For example, Shake ...
Nikola Tesla
In 1913, Tesla patented a bladeless disc turbine - his 100th patent.
Tesla was mainly concerned with the subject of electricity. He experimented with various methods of ...
Roland Garros
In 1988, a 10-franc coin with a portrait of Roland Garros was released in France.
It was a gesture to commemorate the 100th birthday of the aviator.
Ernest Hemingway
During World War II, Hemingway was in Europe from May 1944 to March 1945.
In London, he met Time magazine correspondent Mary Welsh. He fell in love, and during their third meeting, asked her to marry him. While in London, he also suffered a concussion from a car accident.
Frederic Chopin
In 1818, the first review of Chopin's works was published in print.
Gaius Julius Caesar
He was married three times.
After Cornelia's death the very next year, he married Pompeia, whom he divorced six years later as a ...