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11 April
Dates in History
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1805—Russian-English convention concerning intentions to create an All-European coalition against Napoleonic France is concluded in St. Petersburg. Later the convention is joined by Austria. 
1803—Kozma Prutkov, writer, philosopher, is born. | Prutkov is director of Assay Chabmer, author of poems, fables, plays, and aphorisms. Some of his most popular sayings are: “Nobody can embrace unembraceable.” “If you have a fountain, shut it up. Let even a fountain have a rest." "Throwing pebbles into the water, look at the ripples they form on the surface, otherwise, such occupation becomes an idle pastime." | ||
