Biography

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

He was a very hard-working student, working from 3 in the morning until 11 at night, excluding Sundays and holidays.

He played the title role in a comedy series "Servant of the Nation".

Shakespeare used close to a million words in 38 plays and 154 sonnets.

Beethoven's return from Heiligenstadt to Vienna was marked by a change in musical style and is now often referred to as the beginning of his middle (heroic) period.

We know very little about the seven years of Shakespeare’s life after 1585. This period is referred to as the “lost years.”

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.

Towards the end of his life, Ludwig senior had his portrait painted, which remained in his grandson's rooms as a talisman of his musical heritage.

Columbus' second expedition took place between 1493 and 1494.

There was also an anecdote circulating about Vivaldi referring to him as a red-headed priest running to the sacristy during mass to write down a musical theme that had just come to mind.