Biography

She was the first Russian prima ballerina, who gained international fame.

According to some legends, Homer was blind.

After Vivaldi's death, his vast collection of musical manuscripts was bound into 27 large volumes.

Tesla was a visionary.

He was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg.

He took a course in thermodynamics taught by Professor Percy Bridgman.

Bishop Cyril harboured a deep, pathological hatred for Hypatia.

Thanks to the Corsican governor's patronage, he was admitted to a military school in Brienne-le-Chateau.

Every summer, the family traveled to Windemere on Walloon Lake, where Clarence taught his son about hunting, fishing and camping in the forests of Northern Michigan. These experiences instilled in him a lifelong passion for spending time outdoors in remote areas.

He convened the Council of Nicaea I - an assembly of the Christian bishops of the Roman Empire at Nicaea in Bithynia (a historical land in Asia Minor, on the Black Sea, in present-day Turkey), which lasted from July 19-25, 325.