Biography

Saturday, 31 October 2026

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John Sutter
He tended to squander the family fortune and quickly fell into debt.
Young John was threatened with imprisonment, so he came up with the idea of emigrating to North America.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
He participated in the longest press conference in history, lasting 14 hours.
During the conference held on October 10 - 11, 2019, President Zelenski answered 500 questions.
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Marilyn Monroe
Her sudden passing has sprung conspiracy theories.
Some wondered whether Marilyn’s death was linked to her affair with the Kennedy brothers.
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Sting
His bandmate from "Phoenix Jazzman" gave him the nickname Sting because of the black and yellow striped sweater he often wore during performances.
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Sting
Sting - Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner - was born on October 2, 1951, in Wallsend, Northumberland County, England.
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Gaius Julius Caesar
Cleopatra bore Caesar a son - Ptolemy Caesar, commonly known as Caesarion.
He was the last ruler of ancient Egypt and was killed on Octavian Augustus' orders when he invaded E ...
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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare used close to a million words in 38 plays and 154 sonnets.
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Ada Lovelace
At the age of seventeen, Ada was introduced to the royal court.
She quickly became the "popular beauty of the season," largely because of her "brilliant" mind. By 1 ...
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Since Ludwig showed musical talent from an early age, his father, following the example of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, wanted to turn him into a "child prodigy".
Johann, aware of Leopold Mozart's success in this field (with son Wolfgang and daughter Nannerl), at ...
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Charles III
However, his love for nature did not immediately eradicate his love for hunting.
Charles was a lover of fox hunting, which was banned in the Isles in 2004. One issue Charles tried t ...
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