Biography

Byron was disappointed by the birth of his daughter, he expected a son, "a wonderful boy". The girl was named after Byron's half-sister (his great love), Augusta Leighi; Byron called her Ada.

Shakespeare’s father, John, was among the respected citizens of Stratford.

During his studies at Cambridge, his attitude toward education changed.

In 1921, the Polish Sejm decided to bring Kosciuszko's heart to the country, which was realized on October 15, 1927.

The Four Seasons is a cycle of 4 violin concertos included in the Op. 8 collection of 12 concertos, "Dispute between Harmony and Imagination," published in 1725.

He was famous, leading the life of a virtuoso, composing works that quickly became fashionable in the salons. He moved quickly from a small apartment at Boulevard Poissonniere to the fashionable district of Paris, and his friends called his apartment Olympus, because of the heavenly music that came from there.

He also invented the wireless transfer of electricity.

The United States Military Academy at West Point has a statue of Kosciuszko and a commemorative plaque.

During his first two-week visit to Vienna in 1787, he almost certainly met Mozart.

On his return to Spain, the ailing Columbus requested an audience at court, but his greatest protector, Isabella of Castile, was already dead, and King Ferdinand was unwilling to receive him.