French doctor, Nicole Girard-Mangin (1878 – 1919) volunteered to go to the front during the First World War. Mobilized by mistake, she is the only French female doctor at the front. An unconventional journey Child of middle class merchants, Nicole Mangin was born in Paris on October 11, 1878. Sh
Leon Niemczyk as Karol Gustaw in The Deluge ... Charles X Gustav (1622-1660) - the king of Sweden, in 1655 he invaded Poland. He was born in Nyköping Castle in 1622 as the son of Katarzyna Wazówna and Jan Kazimierz Wittelsbach. He and his siblings grew up in the Swedish court, ruled by his mothe
American athlete, Wilma Rudolph (1940 – 1994) showed an iron will to overcome obstacles and won three gold medals at the Olympic Games. She paved the way for black American athletes. A sick childhood Seventeenth of a family of twenty-one children, Wilma Glodean was born prematurely on June 23, 19
Arthur, Duke of Richemont was the son of John IV, Duke of Brittany. Wounded at Agincourt, Richemont will retain the nickname scarred. Taken prisoner, he remained in England until 1420. Yolande dAragon, mother-in-law of Charles VII, had him appointed Constable of France in 1425. But Arthur was a whol