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Yuri Gagarin . Soviet cosmonaut . The December to April of 1961 , Gagarin became the first human to travel to space, doing so on board the ship Vostok 1 . Summary [ hide ] 1 Biographical synthesis 1 Birth 2 Studies 3 His flight into space …
Jähn Sigmund (born 13 from February of 1937 , Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz, Germany, died on 21 September of the 2019 , Strausberg), East German cosmonaut who became the first German in space. Summary [ hide ] 1 Biography 2 Return to Earth and ESA 3 Awards …
María de Aragón , Spanish Infanta and queen of Portugal , born in Cordova the 15 of December of 1485 and died in Lisbon in 1517 , fourth daughter of the Catholic Monarchs , Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon , married to Manuel I the Fortunate ( 1469 – 1521 ), she …
Isabel from Portugal. Portuguese princess, Infanta and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, Duchess of Burgundy , and a Queen Regent, consort of Spain . She was the daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and María de Aragón . For her marriage to Carlos …
Isabel de Este. Italian nobleman. She was a Marchioness of Mantua and is especially known for being a great patron of the arts. He made his court the finest in Renaissance Italy . A cultured, intelligent, elegant woman with a …
(XIV-XIII centuries BC) Older brother and main collaborator of Moses, the figure of Aaron has, however, its own relevance in the biblical tradition due to his character as patriarch and …
Kuortane, 1898 – Helsinki, 1976) Finnish architect, one of the most important of the 20th century. He completed the education received in Finland with trips abroad. During the 1920s he was influenced …