Catherine the Great (Born on May 2, 1729, in Szczecin, Germany (today Poland) – Died on November 17, 1796, in Saint Petersburg, Russia), was also known as Catherine II, was the Empress of Russia from 1762 until his death. She was the country’s longest-ruling female leader. She was the elder daughter of Prince Anhalt-Zerbst and Joanna … Read more
Marcus Aurelius also is known as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Born on April 26, 121, in Rome – Died On March 17, 180, in Vindobona or Sirmio) was emperor of the Roman Empire from the year 161 to the year his death in 180. He was the last of the so-called Five Good Emperors, third … Read more
Elizabeth I of England also knew as under the names of The Virgin Queen, The Maiden Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess (born on September 7, 1533, in Greenwich, Died on March 24, 1603, in Richmond), was The Queen of England and Ireland from November 17, 1558, until the end of her life. Elizabeth was … Read more
Henry VII of England (Born on January 28, 1457, at Pembroke Castle, Wales, Died on April 21, 1509, in Richmond Palace), was King of England and Lord of Ireland from August 22, 1485, until his death and the founder of the Tudor dynasty. He was the last king of England to take the throne on … Read more
Charles I of England (Born on November 19, 1600, in Dunfermline – London, January 30, 1649) was The King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. He is the only British monarch ever to be deposed and beheaded. He was the son of James … Read more
George IV (Born on August 12, 1762, in London – Died on June 26, 1830, in Windsor) was the King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. From 1811 until his accession he was Prince Regent during the mental illness of his father George III. George had an extravagant … Read more
Edward VII (born Albert Edward on November 9, 1841, in London at Buckingham Palace and died on May 6, 1910, in the same place), is the king of the United Kingdom and the dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland) as well as emperor of India from January 22, 1901, until his death. Son of Queen … Read more
Charles Darwin is also known as Charles Robert Darwin (Born Shrewsbury, February 12, 1809 – Downe, April 19, 1882) was an English self-taught teacher of natural history, biology, and geology. Darwin was famous for having formulated the theory of evolution of species, animals, and plants for natural selection. The existence of evolution was already around … Read more
Lewis Howard Latimer (born September 4, 1848, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Died on December 11, 1928, in Flushing near Queens, New York) was an inventor, patent expert of the electronics industry in the early days, author of a specialist book and a poetry book. He spent a large part of his working life in Thomas Alva … Read more
George VI of the United Kingdom (Born as Albert Frederick Arthur George; on December 14, 1895, in York Cottage, United Kingdom – Died on February 6, 1952, Sandringham Estate, United Kingdom) was King of the United Kingdom and its overseas dominions from November to December of 1936 until his death. He was the last emperor … Read more