Biography

As a widower, Columbus met Beatriz Enriquez in Spain, whom he never married but left her a large portion of his fortune.

He was so absorbed in teaching that he lost touch with reality. He didn't read newspapers, listen to radio news, or use the telephone.

Because of the circumstances of her death, Hypatia has been called a "martyr of science".

Charles publicly admitted his infidelity. In a documentary aired in June 1994, the future king confessed to an extramarital relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles that lasted several years.

His mother Susannah died in 1818 at age 52, probably of an ulcer or stomach cancer.

In antiquity he was also regarded as the author of other epic poems.

Tsarina Catherine the Great called Kosciuszko a "beast."

A few weeks after Rasputin was assassinated, the Romanov dynasty was overthrown.

The Kosciuszko Insurrection, also known as the Kosciuszko Uprising, was a Polish national uprising against Russia and Prussia in 1794, including the Warsaw, Vilnius, Kurland, Greater Poland, and several other insurrections.

While playing in the court orchestra, Beethoven became familiar with a variety of operatic works, including works by Mozart, Gluck, and Paisiello.