Biography

Forbes magazine included her in its ranking of the highest-earning dead celebrities.

Michelangelo created many monumental works in Rome.

While in The Hague, he regularly attended parliamentary sessions (as an observer), visited scholars, and toured palaces, picture galleries, and museums.

After several years of struggling with disability, Beethoven was forced to completely give up public performances and devote himself exclusively to composing.

Chopin made his first trip abroad to Berlin in 1826.

Austen's works have repeatedly inspired filmmakers.

Peter the Great is Vladimir Putin's favorite historical figure.

Although he refused to learn to play the cello, years later, he admitted that music lessons contributed to his writing style, as evidenced by the contrapuntal structure of the novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”

He loved telling stories and anecdotes, especially in situations where he could not openly express his opinion.

He had eccentric ideas already in high school.