These five examples of world leaders are falling into poverty;
1. Christopher Columbus
achieve greatness when it arrived in the new, New World in 1492. But after a voyage to the 3 to the U.S., his sponsor, King of Spain, was not satisfied with the performance of Columbus as governor in the new colony and take it home with the chain. In the last 2 years of his life, this great explorers often do not have money to buy food. He died in 1506.
2. Thomas Jefferson
Twice President of the United States, from 1801 until 1809 as well as the compilers of the text of the Declaration of Independence. Bankrupt shortly before his death in 1826. It has a land area of 10 thousand hectares, but his account so red because of debt inherited property from his father-in-law. Jefferson was forced to give all the wealth and property to pay off debts. Up to stick to the road with a gold handle dab silver watch was taken as payment of debts.
3. Ulysses S. Grant
Being president of the United States from 1869 to 1877, as well as the greatest general of the Union, to help win the war the North - South. How to manage a business that bad after he left the presidency made him bankrupt. When he died in 1885, he even lost his sword because of debt as collateral.
4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Musical genius who was born in the year 1756, wrote his first minuet at the age of 5 years. But the musicians who compete with him could not get a job to achieve financial success. He died at age 35, and was buried in the cemetery of the poor without a tombstone.
5. Vincent Van Gogh
Born in 1853, is now considered the world's greatest painters and his work much sought after collector of paintings. But he suffered from mental illness and always living death.He had shot himself in despair. When he died in 1890, he was totally unknown and his life is only sold one painting. erin's world.
(Various sources)
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