Biography

Saturday, 21 February 2026

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Sting
A year later, he released a live album, "Bring on the Night," which featured songs from his debut album and earlier periods of his career. The album was filmed on VHS, later also on DVD and Blu-ray.
During this time, Sting became a true multi-instrumentalist - he played bass, keyboards, and saxophone.
Michelangelo
The family Buonarroti Simoni was one of the old Florentine families.
When Michelangelo was a few weeks old infant, the family moved to Florence.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
In the political life of Poland at the time, a group of activists pushing the need for reform played an increasingly important role.
Great political writers, such as Stanislaw Staszic and Hugo Kollataj, called for strengthening the c ...
Antonio Vivaldi
It is assumed that Vivaldi composed about 500 instrumental concertos.
about 350 concertos for one solo instrument and strings about 40 concertos for two solo instruments ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
American astronomer Edward Bowell named Kosciuszko for one of the asteroids he discovered.
Anna Pavlova
Anna graduated from the St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet School at the age of 18.
The same year, she joined the Imperial Russian Ballet.
Gaius Julius Caesar
His highest religious dignity, however, was bestowed on him in 63 BC when he was elected Pontifex Maximus.
This was the highest priest in Rome, overseeing all religious life. The office also provided considerable political influence which was most important to Julius Caesar.
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest had a problematic relationship with his domineering mother, who overshadowed even her husband.
She demanded a great deal from her children, insisting they participate in activities she considered ...
Constantine the Great
When Constantine returned from the eastern front to Nicomedia in the spring of 303, he witnessed the beginning of Diocletian's "great persecution," the most severe persecution of Christians in Roman history.
Diocletian ordered the destruction of the new church in Nicomedia, the destruction of its writings a ...
Marilyn Monroe
Her path to fame started in a factory.
She was employed at Radioplane Munitions Factory, where she met a photographer David Conover, and decided to leave her current life behind and try her hand at modelling.