Biography

On November 5, 1830, Chopin left Poland for good.

He measured about 195 centimeters, which makes him the tallest president of the US.

For the sake of Chopin's health and life, as a cholera epidemic was spreading in Paris, his friends found an apartment in Chaillot for him.

Michelangelo had a similar attitude towards Raphael.

Shakespeare had likely been in London since 1588. In 1592, the first printed mention of Shakespeare appeared in a pamphlet by Robert Greene - an English writer, playwright, and critic.

Peter the Great is Vladimir Putin's favorite historical figure.

In 1792, Stanislaw August Poniatowski wanted to award Kosciuszko the Order of the White Eagle.

He defended his doctorate at the age of twenty-two.

At 18, Shakespeare married 26-years old Anne Hathaway. Because of the age difference and Anne’s pregnancy, it was suspected that the wedding was a necessity.

When Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” was published, Hemingway read it, became enthralled and decided that his subsequent work would be a novel.