Biography

He lived from 1865 to 1943.

Beethoven's ancestors were Catholic farmers from what is now Belgium (the prefix "van" is a typical element of common Dutch surnames, often derived from the name of a place).

In 1846 Sutter's Fort was overrun by United States Army.

He is credited with the authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Chopin studied at the Warsaw School of Music, where he began learning harmony and counterpoint with Joseph Elsner.

The composer was originally buried at the St. Marx cemetery in Vienna, from which in 1888 the remains of the deceased were moved to the newly established Central Cemetery in Vienna, where they were placed in a grave adjacent to Schubert's.

She was the head of the famous Platonic School in Alexandria and many students flocked to her lectures.

Her sudden passing has sprung conspiracy theories.

According to the will, the heart extracted from Kosciuszko's body was placed in an urn and given to Emilia Zeltner, the daughter of Franz.

Just before his death, Mozart began work on the Requiem funeral mass.