Pete Sampras – tennis player, was born in the city of Washington. Best known as the tennis champion “Pistol Pete”. Biography Pete Sampras is one of the most famous, talented tennis players. 268 weeks in the 1990’s Sampras was considered the best in this sport. Nicknamed “Pistol Pete” he received due to his speed and … Read more
(16.01.1923 – December 15, 1994) Chichibabin (after his stepfather Polushin) Boris Alekseevich (16.01.1923, Kremenchug – 15.12.1994, Kharkiv). In the dictionary of V. Kazak and in the dictionary “Russian writers of the 20th century” (M., 2000) the date of birth is indicated on January 9. In his life he bore the surname of his stepfather – … Read more
Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Tikhonov is an actor, People’s Artist of the USSR. Vyacheslav was born on February 8, 1928 in Pavlovsky Posad. At the age of 13, he entered the curriculum at the vocational school, and after his graduation began to work in the specialty at the plant. Even then, in the biography of Vyacheslav Tikhonov, … Read more
Sergei Georgievich Zakharov – singer, actor, soloist of the State Variety Orchestra, Honored and People’s Artist of Russia. Sergei was born on May 1, 1950 in the Ukrainian city of Nikolaev. Despite the fact that his father was a soldier, the family seriously took a great interest in music. The family often moved, so Sergey … Read more
Vin Diesel is an actor known to the world for dynamic and intense fighters, such as the “Fast and the Furious” franchise. Early years Actor, director, screenwriter and producer Vin Diesel, whose real name is Mark Vincent, was born in New York on July 18, 1967. Mark Vincent and his twin brother Paul raised a … Read more
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a Russian realist writer who performed a mediation mission between the native and West European cultures. His prose, which raised the burning issues of modern life and represented a gallery of diverse human types, reflects the historical path of Russia in the 40s and 70s of the nineteenth century, illuminates the … Read more
The majestic monument towers the figure of G. G. Byron over the cultural life of the early XIX century. What ecstatic inscriptions did not leave on him contemporaries of this century! An ingenious artist and selfless fighter for freedom, Byron was in their eyes the standard-bearer of the romantic movement in art, the spiritual leader … Read more
Homer – the poet of ancient Greece of the period of antiquity, the creator of the famous epics “Iliad” and “Odyssey”, which are an ancient monument of world literature. There is no reliable data on the place of his birth, as well as about the time of birth. It is believed that Homer lived approximately … Read more
Andrei Alexandrovich Mironov – Soviet actor, People’s Artist of the RSFSR, was born on March 8, 1941 in Moscow in the family of artists. In 1948 he began to study at the 170-school in Moscow. In 1950, in the biography of Andrei Mironov, the real name of Menkar was changed to protect against the anti-Jewish … Read more
Donald Trump is a real estate mogul and a billionaire. He also owns “Trump Plaza” and conducts a reality show on “NBC” called “The Celebrity Apprentice”. Early years The fourth of five children, Frederick Christ and Mary MacLeod Trump, Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in the Queens area of New York. … Read more