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Born #OnThisDay in 1590: French painter #SimonVouet (1590-1649)
Portrait of #LouisXIII, King of France, between two female figures symbolizing France and Navarre, ca. 1630s
#Vouet #FrenchArt
#OnThisDay 8 Jan 1812, Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese army undertook the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo.
The fortress-town fell swiftly, in only 11 days.
Troops battled with the weather, including icy rivers & freezing nights as well as the walls defended by est 1,800 French soldiers.
Happy 6th Anniversary of Steven Universe episode “Log Date 7 15 2” 💚👽💕🌟🎊 it aired on @cartoonnetwork in January 8, 2016 💖💎 I love how Steven sneaks a listen to Peridot's audio diary. 🌸🌹⭐️ #StevenUniverse #OnThisDay #Happy6thAnniversary https://t.co/xJGNzpxEqQ
Born #OnThisDay 8Jan1789 William Arden, 2 Baron Alvanley who was a dandy of White's and friend to Beau Brummell. Learn more: https://t.co/NrEMkVRUjU #dandy #18thcentury
Born #OnThisDay in 1769: Italian Painter #PietroBenvenuti (1769-1844)
Portrait of #ElisaBonaparte (1777-1820), Princess of Lucca and Piombino, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, with her court, 1813
#Benvenuti #ItalianArt
Legendary naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace was born #OnThisDay. He co-discovered evolution through natural selection during an 8 year journey through Southeast Asia, a journey of over 14,000 miles, during which time he collected over 125,000 specimens. #histsci
Magic, hypnotic #Music just like he was…
#BornOnThisDay David Bowie
Thursday's Child
https://t.co/R0pVgZmvIC via @YouTube
…Maybe I’m born out of my time
Breaking my life in two…
Seeing my past to let it go
Only for you I don’t regret…
🖌David Pucciarelli🇺🇸Thursday’s Child
Born #onthisday1638 Elisabetta Sirani prolific Italian #painter specializing in historical themes Master of #Baroque style at just 19 produced 200+ paintings 15 etchings hundreds of drawings 13 public altarpieces Employed dramatic contrasts of light & shade virtuoso brushwork …
#OnThisDay 1967: #DoctorWho: The Highlanders, Episode 4.
#DrWho #sciencefiction #scifi #classic #1960s
Happy 6th Anniversary of Steven Universe episode “Message Received” 💖💎🎉 it aired on @cartoonnetwork in January 7, 2016 💛🎊💚🌟💕 I love how Steven has doubts about believing in everyone. 🌸🌹⭐️ #StevenUniverse #OnThisDay #Happy6thAnniversary
@Vogue Magazine released its 1st ever January issue #onthisday in 1893. We’re privileged to produce a collection of historic #Vogue fashion photography and graphic design posters in collaboration with British VOGUE © The Condé Nast Publications Ltd. https://t.co/bsctXW74hR
#OnThisDay 7 January 1645 the House of Lords raised objections to the disqualification of peers for military command under the Self-Denying Ordinance. Given it was designed to remove those of them who had not been 100% competent, that was not coincidental...😉 #17thCentury #OTD
#OnThisDay 1645: Parliamentarians formed the New Model Army to fight the Royalists in the English Civil War. Its soldiers, many of whom held radical and dissenting views, became full-time professionals rather than part-time militia.
Born #onthisday1909 Joop Moesman Dutch #Surrealist #painter worked for Dutch National Railways until he retired Emerged as Holland’s foremost surrealistic painter works so impressive they were twice removed from public exhibitions as authorities were afraid of the public reaction
Born #onthisday1832 French artist Gustave Dore French #artist #sculptor #printmaker #illustrator & #cartoonist Prodigy at 5 & #caricaturist for French paper Le journal pour rire at 15 Wood-engraving was primary medium & won commissions to illustrate new illustrated Bible + …
#OnThisDay 1974: #DoctorWho - The Time Warrior, part four.
#DrWho #scifi #sciencefiction #ClassicTV #1970s
Died #OnThisDay 5Jan1713 Jean Chardin, #French jeweler and #traveler whose ten-volume book, "The Travels of Sir John Chardin" is regarded as one of the finest works of early Western scholarship on Persia and the Near East.
Happy 6th Anniversary of Steven Universe episode “Steven’s Birthday” 🎈💎💖🎉 it aired on @cartoonnetwork in January 5, 2016 🎊💕🌟🎂 I Love how Steven has a birthday party out at the barn. 🌸🌹⭐️ #StevenUniverse #OnThisDay #Happy6thAnniversary
#OnThisDay back in 2002, a British comedy icon returned to TV in a brand new medium.
Happy 20th birthday, Mr. Bean: The Animated Series!