Jesse Owens is a sportsman, runner, born September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama. Biography of Jesse Owens is best known as the story of a black runner who won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics. At birth, he received the name James Cleveland Owens. Jesse Owens became famous thanks to one stunning week in … Read more
Bobby Riggs is a tennis player, was born in Los Angeles. In the biography of Bobby Riggs, tennis games began to be intensively conducted at the age of 11. In the 1930s, he won several competitions, in 1938 helped the US team win the Davis Cup. After winning at Wimbledon in 1939, the US national … Read more
Blaise Pascal was a famous French mathematician who invented a mechanical counting machine. Childhood and early years Blaise Pascal was born June 19, 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand. His father, Etienne Pascal, was a local judge and representative of the “Nobility of the Mantle.” His father was famous for his interest in science, including mathematics. Pascal’s mother, … Read more
Wilbur Wright is a pioneer of American aircraft construction, who together with his brother Orville created the world’s first aircraft. Childhood and youth Wilbur Wright was one of seven children from Milton Wright, the bishop, and his wife, Susan Catherine Koerner. It was of mixed origin; some of his brothers and sisters died in infancy. … Read more
Pavel Alekseyevich Volya is a participant in the television project “Comedy Club”, a TV host, an actor, a rap singer. Pavel was born in Penza on March 14, 1979. He received his primary and secondary education at Penza School No. 11, which he graduated with a silver medal. Higher education in the biography of Paul … Read more
Garry Kasparov – Soviet chess player, was born in Azerbaijan. At birth, the name was Harry Kimovich Weinstein. At the age of 16 he became the world champion. And from 1985 to 1993 Kasparov remained the champion of the International Chess Federation. His first match with Anatoly Karpov was the longest in the history of … Read more
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – racing driver, was born on October 10, 1974 in Concord, North Carolina. Best known as the son of racer Dale Ernhardt and the winner of Dayton-500. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is fond of racing and is the son of the legendary NASCAR rider Dale Ernhardt. Dale Earnhardt Jr. in his youth twice … Read more
(1910 – 1937) Vasiliev Pavel Nikolaevich (1910 – 1937), poet, essayist. He was born on December 12 (25 N.) in the city of Zaisan in Kazakhstan in the family of a teacher from the Cossack environment. In 1925 he finished school in Omsk and went to Vladivostok to continue the teaching, but after a year … Read more
(1903-1958) Nikolai Alekseevich Zabolotsky (1903 – 1958) belongs to the first generation of Russian writers who entered the creative period of life after the revolution. In his biography amazing amazing devotion to poetry, hard work on improving poetic skill, purposeful development of his own concept of the universe and courageous overcoming of barriers that fate … Read more
Alexander Marshal is a musician, singer, songwriter, honored artist of Russia. Alexander was born on June 7, 1957 in Korenovsk, Krasnodar Region, to the pilot’s family. In 1965 in his biography Alexander Marshal went simultaneously to the general education and music school. He studied piano at the music school. A few years later Alexander created … Read more