Famous People - Facts for Kids

Young Einstein had a habit of throwing tantrums when frustrated. Once, he threw a chair at his tutor!

Kamala Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California, making her the first Vice President to be born in that state.

Beethoven originally planned to dedicate his Third Symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte because he admired his early ideals. But when Napoleon crowned himself Emperor in 1804, Beethoven was furious and erased Napoleon’s name from the title page of the score before giving the work a new title, Sinfonia Eroica (“Heroic Symphony”).

Vincent van Gogh especially loved the colours yellow and blue, and he often used green too.

Leonardo da Vinci wrote his notes backward – you need a mirror to read them!