Mark McGuire is a baseball player, born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California. He is best known as a strong batter in baseball, who set a new home run record in one series of games in 1998. The first baseman of the St. Louis Cardinals team, Mark McGuire, was one of the strongest batters in … Read more
Valentina Tolkunova – singer, People’s Artist and Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Valentina was born on July 12, 1946 in the city of Armavir, Krasnodar Territory. The first education in the biography of Valentina Tolkunova was received at the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. There she studied at the conductor choir department. She … Read more
(1896-1976) Tikhonov Nikolai Semenovich (1896 – 1976), the poet. He was born on October 22 (November 4, 2001) in St. Petersburg in the family of a barber. He grew up among the children of artisans, studied at the city school, then – at the Trade School, where they taught commercial science, commodity science, shorthand. Continue … Read more
Andre Agassi – tennis player, was born April 29, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Best known as tennis champion and husband Steffi Graf. Agassi is one of the greatest players in the history of tennis. For two decades in the biography of Andre Agassi the athlete has turned from a young student with luxurious hair … Read more
50 Cent – rapper, entrepreneur, actor. James was born on July 6, 1975 in New York. Childhood in the biography of 50 Cent was held in Queens, mostly with the parents of the mother – Sabrina Jones. When the mother died, James stayed with his grandmother. At the age of 11, I went in for … Read more
Plato is an ancient Greek philosopher. Plato was born into a family with aristocratic roots. After getting to know Socrates, he accepted his teaching. Then in the biography of Plato there were several trips: to Megarts, Cyrene, Egypt, Italy, Athens. It was in Athens that Plato established his own academy. His works were presented by … Read more
(1873-1924) Bryusov, Valery Yakovlevich, the poet, (1873-1924). The aliases – Aurelius, Bakulin, Nelli, etc. (1873-1924) are a poet, prose writer, playwright, critic, translator, literary critic and historian, one of the organizers and a recognized leader of symbolism. Bryusov was brought up, as he recalled, “in the principles of materialism and atheism.” From childhood Bryusov instilled … Read more
Belgian by birth, militant star Jean-Claude van Damme clearly demonstrated his branded twine and acrobatic blows in films, such as the picture “Bloody sport”. Early years and career Jean-Claude Camille François van Warenberg was born on October 18, 1960 in the Belgian municipality of Berkeem-Saint-Agat in the Brussels capital region. Being a frail child, he … Read more
The Italian theologian Thomas Aquinas was one of the most influential representatives of medieval scholastic thought, and also the founder of the school of Fomism in theology. Early years Son of Landulf, earl of Aquinas, St. Thomas Aquinas was born around 1225 in the Italian town of Roccacecca, in the Kingdom of Sicily. Foma was … Read more
Jackie Robinson is an American baseball player, the first African American participant in the modern major league. He was born in Cairo, Georgia. He grew up in Pasadena, California. There, the biography of Jackie Robinson was famous for his outstanding athletic performance in high school and college. During visits to the University of California, Los … Read more