Agnia Lvovna Barto is a writer, poet, screenwriter. Born Agnia on February 4, 1906 in Moscow in the family of a doctor. Primary education in the biography of Agnia Barto was received at home. Then she enrolled in the gymnasium, and also attended the choreography school. About the same time, her first poems were written. … Read more
Tom Cruise is an actor, director, screenwriter, producer. Tom was born in the city of New York, Syracuse, on July 3, 1962. In the biography of Tom Cruise, by age 14, 15 schools have been replaced. Frequent crossings ended when the family settled in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Although with each new move Tom could … Read more
Johnny Wilkinson – a player in rugby, was born on May 25, 1979 in Surrey, England. Johnny Wilkinson’s biography is best known as the history of the brilliant player of the English Rugby Union in the position of the fly-Half. Johnny was one of the most famous professional players in rugby. He became a real … Read more
One of the greatest physicists in history, Ernest Rutherford is considered the father of nuclear physics. Childhood and early years Ernest Rutherford was born August 30, 1871 in the village of Spring Grove near Nelson, New Zealand, in the family of a farmer James Rutherford and his wife Martha Thomson. At birth, Ernest, by mistake, … Read more
Jan Van Eyck is a Flemish painter, brother of Hubert van Eyck. Of the two brothers, the elder Hubert was less famous. On the biography of Hubert van Eyck little reliable information. Jan van Eyck was an artist at the court of John of Holland and Philip of Burgundy. During the service of the Duke … Read more
Michael Vick is a football player, was born on June 26, 1980 in the city of Newport News, Virginia. The most famous as a quarterback “Atlanta Falcons”, arranged dog fights. Quarterback National Football League was arrested in 2007 for the illegal organization of dog fights. In the biography of Michael Vick football enthusiasm manifested itself … Read more
Boris Yuryevich Grachevsky – film director, screenwriter, director of the newsreel “Yeralash”. Boris was born in the Moscow region on March 18, 1949. In childhood, like most boys, was fond of sports. And successfully engaged in football, basketball, hockey, volleyball and more rare games, for example, handball. Even got a second class in basketball, as … Read more
(1913 – 1962) Kazakevich Emmanuil Genrikhovich (1913 – 1962), the prose writer. Born February 11 (24 N. p.) In Kremenchug in the family of a teacher, later – a journalist. After graduating from a seven-year school and engineering college in Kharkov (1930), he left for Birobidzhan. There he began his career. He changed many professions: … Read more
Tori Amos is a singer, a pianist. Tori was born in Newton, North Carolina on August 22, 1963. As a child, in her biography, Tory Amos played the piano with enthusiasm and sang. Since 1968, he has studied at the Baltimore Conservatory. However, being carried away not only classical music, she was forced to leave … Read more
(1866-1941) Dmitry Sergeevich Merezhkovsky was born August 14, 1866 in St. Petersburg, in one of the imperial palaces – Elaginsky, in the family of a real secret adviser, the head of the court office. His great-grandfather, Fyodor Merezhka, was an army sergeant in the Ukraine and served in the Izmaylovsky regiment, and apparently then the … Read more