Biography

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.

On his second expedition, Columbus chose a more southerly route.

After a year of apprenticeship in a painter's studio, he moved to the studio of the sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni.

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

Since the poison did not work, it was decided to shoot Rasputin. But the first shot wounded him only slightly.

Robert Oppenheimer was a man of many talents and above average intelligence. He showed abilities in both the sciences and the arts.

After the master's death, a letter to the Immortal Beloved was found in a hidden drawer of the desk (found together with, among others, the Heiligenstadt Testament).

He built from scratch the new city of St. Petersburg, to which he moved the country's capital.

On his return to Spain, the ailing Columbus requested an audience at court, but his greatest protector, Isabella of Castile, was already dead, and King Ferdinand was unwilling to receive him.

The Ada computer language was developed at the request of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was named in honor of Ada Lovelace.