Biography

Sunday, 25 October 2026

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Sting
In the 1980s, Sting also gained recognition for his interest in social issues.
In 1985 he performed at Live Aid, a charity concert for famine relief in Ethiopia. In 1985, 1986, and 1988, he performed at Amnesty International concerts to support human rights.
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Michelangelo
The son overcame his father's resistance and entered the studio of Domenico Ghirlandaio, a famous Florentine painter at the age of thirteen.
He learned the fresco painting technique from him and seemed to have discovered his vocation, but then he became fascinated by sculpture. Again he had to convince his father to change his decisions.
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Roland Garros
At the age of four, he moved with his parents to Saigon, where his father opened a law office.
He lived in Saigon until the age of twelve, when his parents sent him to Paris to study at the priva ...
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Anna Pavlova
Anna settled at the Ivy House in Golders Green, London, in 1912.
She never returned to Russia, instead lived in England for the rest of her life.
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Salvador Dali
He was often called "Avida Dollars".
He loved money and was known for his greed. He often used unethical methods to earn them. Once, he s ...
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Michelangelo
Two funerals of Michelangelo took place in Florence.
The first, on the day after the body was returned, in the Basilica of Santa Croce. The second funera ...
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Aristotle
Out of over 200 scrolls and manuscripts written by Aristotle, approximately 31 have survived to the present day.
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Tadeusz Kosciuszko
When Congress paid him the outstanding money, even though his financial situation was not the best, he used the entire amount he received to buy freedom and educate the colored population.
Kosciuszko entrusted the rest of his estate to Thomas Jefferson. The latter was the executor of his ...
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Roland Garros
Garros began his aviation career in 1909.
He obtained his pilot's license in July 1910 and bought his first plane, a Clément-Bayard Santos-Dum ...
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Abraham Lincoln
He measured about 195 centimeters, which makes him the tallest president of the US.
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