Who was born on January 31, or where you can draw plots for serials?

No, probably not a single person, who at least once in life "is not disengaging" for serials. Moreover, all these stories "Just Mari", "slaves Izaura" and other cud tear pales in comparison with real historical characters. Do not believe me? To take just one day in history, January 31, gave the world a few absolutely wonderful people. So, in 1735 has been born Hector St. John Crevecoeur, an American farmer, who was lucky to get a Jesuit education in France. Literate young man sent to serve in the army. He had in mind was not a "slope", despite the fact that had to serve the entire 4 years away from home - in Canada. In the army of Saint John became a writer. His "Memoirs" - a collection of 12 environmental and bytoopisatelnyh essay - went through several editions and translations during his lifetime. As in the United States and France. And here is the first story for dashing ties - after 150 years after the death of Crevecoeur in the attic of an old house in France, his manuscripts were found to complement the already published observations. Interest in the farmer broke out with renewed vigor. But even during his lifetime membership in the French Academy of Sciences provided Crevecoeur favor admiration for his influential book naturalists - Count Buffon and Benjamin Franklin. "Idol of the public" appointed ambassador of France in the three newly created States of America. But before this happened, the American Revolution destroyed his family - a farmer, naturalist, and his American wife were on different sides of the barricades. St. John with his eldest son went to England, but returned after several years in the New World has as an ambassador, he found, instead of the ashes of the house and the tomb of his wife and younger children among Boston's homeless. What is not a topic for the next several hundred episodes? Crevecoeur ambassador established mail exchange between the U.S. and France, continued to write articles on botanical, agronomical and medical topics, and in parallel developed subsequently widely quoted theory of the "boiling pot" - it was an attempt to answer the question "What is American?". If you have an amazing destiny Crevecoeur not inspired, then, perhaps, be interested in one of the first French "kamikaze" - balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerenom? He too was born Jan. 31, only in 1769. At home he is considered the first jumper. In the year of the establishment of the Jacobin dictatorship, v1793-m, it becomes an inspector of the French army, introducing the use of balloons for military purposes. During the fighting, Garner was captured by the British and spent two years in captivity. On his return to France he was still with great perseverance began to make high-altitude balloon flights. Add to this a new hobby - skydiving. In this he was not equal. Thus, in 1797 Andre-Jacques made a parachute jump from a height of 1000 m. But in France it is not closed. Traveled with demonstration flights in the cities of Europe, and, in those times when Napoleon Bonaparte heard not all. So that the republic they have been associated with the name of Garner, and not the great Corsican. And the European record, André-Jacques swung not just anywhere, but in fact that neither is the enemy camp - in England. I think that's not without its politics - stunned, first of all, the enemy. By the way, the Frenchman made a record jump from a height of 2,440 m. His parachute made of white silk in the form of an umbrella had a diameter of about 7 m, on the current concepts, mediocre option. With a well-developed fantasies of his fate can construct a good plot - plunging in aeronautical "cosmic showdown" at a height of about 2 km. Or "awards" of his total amnesia due to oxygen starvation of the brain. And then - on the thumb ... If you want to be closer to the world of art, you can remember about the man who came into this world on Jan. 31, 1921. This is a Mario Lanza (Alfredo Arnold stage name Kokotstsy). As fate would have it that the famous conductor Serge Koussevitzky, after listening to this transport worker, maiden singing lessons, recommended the opera house in Boston. And Bostonians have never regretted this purchase. After the Second World War tenor Mario Lanza performed in concerts in the "Bel Canto Trio with George London and Frances Yind. And when Hollywood seriously attend to the embodiment of the on-screen image of the great Caruso, the choice fell on the film director is Mario Lanza. And the grateful audience eagerly waited their idol, finally made his debut on the opera stage. They waited in vain: Mario Lanza died at the age of thirty-eight years in their historic homeland - Italy. In his last journey escorted thousands of Romans. Over 14 years of his life his voice was embodied in the works and seven 800 films. He was called "sunny boy from Philadelphia. He was generous, affectionate, cheerful recklessly and tragically sad. Throughout his life he helped the poor and giving to those who asked. Was it open indefinitely and the victim. Unfortunately, people do not always respond in kind. Love the story, and she always says the same. And give food for thought, and the heroes of the past open. And really, with their help and you can become a little famous ...