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Georgiana Houghton: The Eye of God (c.1862) #SpiritPainting

The early poems of John Donne–who died #OTD 1631–showed a developed knowledge of English society coupled with sharp criticism of its problems. His images of sickness, vomit, manure, & plague reflected his strongly satiric view of a society populated by fools & knaves.

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire–died #OTD 1806–whose political activism & fashion sense were widely lampooned, though the circumstances of her life are now seen as an example of female oppression by historical cultural & legal constructs that favoured male interests.

"A hot-tempered, sailor-like man of unmistakable honesty & sterling goodness of heart", Thomas Coram–died #OTD 1751–was shocked by the sight of infants exposed in the streets, often in a dying state, & agitated the great & the good for 17 years to build a foundling hospital.

Poet, noblewoman & religious conspirator; Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel–born #OTD 1557–went against society's acceptance in becoming a Catholic. Placed under house arrest & forbidden from living in London, she rented in Romford & wrote "Of the Queen's hatred towards her".

A foresighted physician, skeptical of the miasma (bad air) theory, John Snow–born #OTD 1813–recorded the location of deaths related to cholera in London's Soho. Noting the majority were clustered around one particular public water pump, demonstrated the source of contamination.

BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH! Notable in Rome as a deadline to settle debts, it became notorious after Julius Caesar was assassinated #OTD 44 BC, having scoffed at a seer who'd warned him of impending harm: "The Ides of March are come!" "Aye, Caesar; but not gone." #YouHaveBeenWarned

I too was born #OTD &, to commemorate the occasion, am having my first jab. Thank you to all those who developed & administer the vaccine. 🎂

Doctor Franz Mesmer–died #OTD 1815–theorised that there was a natural energy transference that occurred between all animated & inanimate objects that he called animal magnetism (mesmerism). He often concluded his treatments by playing some music on a glass armonica.

Antonio Vivaldi–born #OTD 1678–& immediately baptised by the midwife, either due to his poor health or bec an earthquake had shaken Venice that day. Either trauma may have caused his mother to dedicate her red-haired son to the priesthood, where he became known as The Red Priest.