Biography

Friday, 31 July 2026

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Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Tsarina Catherine the Great called Kosciuszko a "beast."
General Nathanael Greene (General of the Continental Army during the War of American Independence) called him "a master of his profession."
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenski was born on January 25, 1978 in the central Ukrainian town of Kryvyi Rih.
Kryvyi Rih was founded in the 17th century by Zaporozhian Cossacks. Its rapid development began in 1 ...
Salvador Dali
He once gave a lecture at the Surrealists Exhibition in London in an old,  deep sea diving suit.
He wanted to illustrate his subconscious mind in this way, but he did not foresee that he would have limited air access there. The audience didn't realize it until Dali passed out.
William Shakespeare
In 1593, Shakespeare’s acting and playwriting activities got suspended.
Because of the outbreak of an epidemic in London, the city authorities banned “plays, bears and bull ...
Anna Pavlova
Some sources claim Anna wished to be considered a product of her mother’s early marriage, so she claimed her father was a man named Pavel, who died when she was a toddler.
She claimed he was married to her mother before she married Matvej Pavlov.
Peter the Great
Peter I dreamed of bringing Russia as a strong, modernized, accepted state into the arena of European politics.
He wanted to establish permanent diplomatic relations with European courts to gain their support in ...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
His mother tongue is Russian.
This language was used at home, so Russian became his first language. He did not start learning Ukrainian until he was an adult.
Gaius Julius Caesar
There were many fratricidal clashes during the power struggle with Pompey.
Caesar, however, showed honor and chivalry by donating the lives of defeated opponents, which distin ...
Ernest Hemingway
Pauline was expecting a child and insisted on returning to the United States.
Before leaving Paris, while in the bathroom, Hemingway had an accident that left a scar on his foreh ...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
He has known his wife since middle school, but their closer relationship began during college.
Olena Zelenska (née Kiyashko) was born on February 16, 1978 in Kryvyi Rih. She met her future husban ...