Scientology was banned in Australia in the 1960s Balzac was a hard working French novelist... often writing for 16 hours a day ! Beethoven's father and grandfather were both professional musicians. By 1802 his deafness was getting serious. Instead of falling into despair he began to concentrate more than ever on composing music. Irving Berlin hit the jackpot with ...Alexanders Ragtime Band.. he wrote 800 plus songs for shows and movies..... Top Hat 1935 Easter Parade... 1945.... White Christmas 1954 There's no business like show business in 1954. Charles Blondin was the first man to tightrope walk above the Niagara Falls... He performed the fete many times and often asked for volunteers to go piggyback or ride in a wheelbarrow. In 1983 David Bowie was paid $10.5 million for a single concert in California. Calvin was born and grew up in France. After criticising the power and immense wealth of the Pope, he fled to Basel in Switzerland. In 1541 he was asked to travel to Geneva to lead the Protestants there. He eventually became the effective ruler of Geneva. In 586 BC the Babylonian armies invaded and wiped out the Jewish nation. The Jewish exile in Babylon began. It was during this time of exile that the Old Testament was compiled and edited. Even the five books of Moses were molded into their final form during the Babylonian exile. Cyrus overthrew the Babylonians and the Jews lived under Persian rule for about 200 years. In 332 BC Alexandre the Great conquered the Persian Empire. A translation of the Hebrew scriptures into Greek was produced in the 3rd cent BC.... the first ever translation of the Bible. Scuba...................... Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus Charles Darwin spent 5 years on the Voyage of the Beagle......... they set sail in Dec 1831 He only spent a few weeks on the Galapagos Islands. Alexander Dumas almost never wrote a complete novel himself. He produced the plot, the characters... some important passages... then left the main writing to his assistants. George Moreland became an itinerant painter. He was always drinking yet he produced 1000s of paintings and drawings. Even in debtors prison he continued to paint. King James 1st looked wierd and sinister... he was dirty and masturbated in public. He would prowl around the English Court looking for handsome young men and any that took his fancy he would kiss and fondle in full view of the Court. One such young man was George Villiers who.. through Royal favour became ... the Duke of Buckingham. James 1st son... Charles... became King Charles 1st .... he was 4ft.7" tall.... he even became the lover of his father's beau... George Villiers ! Queen Victoria was a prude, as was her German husband... Prince Albert this set the tone for the whole of the Victorian Age. Despite the prudery and high moral tone of Victoria and Albert, their son....Edward 7th became the greatest Royal womanizer since Charles 2nd... he gambled, drank and smoked to excess.... his life became one long round of scandal. Guy de Maupassant wrote 6 novels and 300 short stories. He endured mental illness for much of his adult life and died insane. Buddy Holly died in 1959 aged just 22 He was the first musician to use 2 guitars plus bass and drums.. a format which became the line up for many 1960s groups. Henry James was a privileged child, born into a wealthy New York family. In 1876 he travelled to England and stayed there the rest of his life. He wrote 20 novels and 100+ stories. Oscar Wilde was fascinated with the novel....... 'Monsieur Venus' by Rachilde. The novel with its theme of homosexuality, created quite a stir on its appearance in 1889. Laurence of Arabia learned arabic and travelled around North Africa. In his book... 'The Seven Pillars of Wisdom'... he describes his experiences in the Arab struggle. He was disappointed when Britain and France did n't give the arabs complete independence. Louis 14th became King of France at the tender age of 4 .....in the year 1643. He ruled France for 72 years till his death in 1715. |
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