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Isaac Newton, as President of the Royal Society, did much to obscure Robert Hooke–who died #OTD 1703–reputedly destroying the only known portrait of the man. A natural philosopher, architect & polymath, Hooke was "…an indefatigable Genius even almost to the last". #Micrographia

Horace Walpole–died #OTD 1797–"served his country, not by drudgery in the Exchequer & Customs, which paid him, but by transmitting to posterity an incomparable vision of England as it was in his day… the machinations of politicians & the turmoil of elections." Plus ça change.

Husky-voiced Joan Greenwood–died #OTD 1987–eschewed the trimmings of Hollywood, opting for the uncomplicated life of Ealing, where actors "washed their hair in buckets & lived on toasted sandwiches, chocolates & soup" – & she made three classic comedies.

The witty caricatures of Honoré Daumier–born #OTD 1808–made him one of the most widely recognised social & political commentators of the day. His scathing image of France's corpulent king, Louis-Philippe as Gargantua led to a six month imprisonment at Sainte Pelagie.

George Harrison–born #OTD 1943–whose mother, while pregnant with him, often listened to the weekly broadcast Radio India. "Every Sunday she tuned in to mystical sounds evoked by sitars & tablas, hoping that the exotic music would bring peace & calm to the baby in the womb."

Anaïs Nin–born #OTD 1903–"I tell so many lies I have to write them down & keep them in the Lie Box so I can keep them straight." #Truth

Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to set foot in Antarctica #OTD 1935, although whether this was on the mainland or an island is a matter of dispute since she didn't publicly speak about her Antarctic voyage until sixty years later.

During a production of his final play, The Imaginary Invalid, Molière, who suffered from pulmonary TB, was seized by a coughing fit & a haemorrhage while playing the hypochondriac Argan. He finished the performance but collapsed again & died a few hours later #OTD 1673.

Biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician & artist Ernst Haeckel–born #OTD 1834–discovered, described & named 1000s of new species, mapped a genealogical tree relating all life forms, & coined many terms in biology. #ArtFormsOfNature #SeaCreatures

Keith Haring–died #OTD 1990–whose work grew to popularity from his spontaneous drawings in NYC subways. His chalk outlines on blank black advertising-space backgrounds depicting radiant babies, flying saucers, & deified dogs have since become widely-recognised iconography.