Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa (Italy), a city incorporated as a republic, then in full economic expansion. In this coastal town, Christopher Columbus learned the trade of sailor at an early age. After moving to Portugal, he studied cartography and astronomy for many years. Christopher Colu
Lawyer from La Rochelle. Vice-president of the Jacobin club in July 1792, he took the place of Danton as deputy prosecutor of the Commune after August 10. Elected to the Convention, he votes for the death of the king and participates in the fall of the Girondins. President of the Convention in 1793,
Eunice Kathleen Waymon, known as Nina Simone (1933 – 2003), is a famous American musician, singer and songwriter. Besides her artistic career, she has also been a major civil rights activist in the United States. The first recital Born February 21, 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, Eunice was the s
Sawai Jai Singh was born on 3 November 1688. He spent his entire life in the battlefields of North and Central India and did politics by living under fanatical minded emperors from Aurangzeb to Bahadur Shah, Farrukhsiyar and Muhammad Shah. It was not an easy task to do politics among the Mughals, Af