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We are reminded constantly of the presence of angels by our wonderful #BurneJones stained-glass windows. Today we give thanks for the ministry of angels in our prayers as we mark #StMichael #AllAngels #OnThisDay #DivineBeauty #PrayServeGrow @churchofengland @engcathedrals
#OnThisDay 29 September 1654, Lord Protector Oliver #Cromwell narrowly escaped death or serious injury in a coaching accident in Hyde Park. Equestrian portrait of Cromwell c.1657 overlooking #London from our collection. #OTD #17thCentury #history #museums
Born #onthisday1518 Tintoretto Italian #Mannerist #painter & masterful exponent of the Venetian Renaissance school Renowned for the boldness & dynamism of his brushwork & speed he worked at Known as Il Furioso (The Furious) work is characterised by dramatic gestures muscular …
27 Sept 1669: The #Ottomans defeat the #Venetians at the fortress of Candia, in current-day #Crete, ending a 21-year-long #siege. Yes, 21 years. It is thought to be the longest siege in history. #HistoryMatters #history #OnThisDay #ad https://t.co/KqnYomphZJ
#TheWarlordOfMars, book 3 of the #JohnCarter / #Barsoom series written by #EdgarRiceBurroughs (@edgar.rice.burroughs.inc), first published #OnThisDay in 1919
#FirstEdition #CoverArt by #JAllenStJohn
#OTD #Books #BookCover #BookCoverArt #MartianTales #Mars #JohnCarterOfMars #Dej
#OnThisDay in 1915, Part 1 (of 5) of the popular crime serial 'The man with the missing finger' premiered in Denmark🎟️
Directed by A.W. Sandberg, 'The murder in the Villa Falcon' stars Aage Hertel as the villainous murderer and jewel thief in black gloves.
#DidYouKnow the Fleischer #Superman animated shorts premiered #OnThisDay September 26, 1941.
The #Welsh landscape painter Thomas Jones was born in #Cefnllys, #Radnorshire #Wales #onthisday 1742 https://t.co/Pq7INqxxNO #WelshHistory @NLWGraphic
Died #OnThisDay in 1689: Southern Netherlandish painter #JacobFerdinandVoet (ca.1639-89)
Portrait of Philippe, Duke of Vendôme (1655-1727), ca. 1678
#Voet #SouthernNetherlandishArt
Died #OnThisDay in 1689: Southern Netherlandish painter #JacobFerdinandVoet (ca.1639-89)
Portrait of #HortenseMancini (1646-99), ca. 1670s
#Voet #SouthernNetherlandishArt
In a dark landscape, the wounded Cuirassier flees the battle, going down a slope with his horse. This is how French painter Théodore Géricault (born #OnThisDay 1791) represents the debacle of the Napoleonic armies against the coalition during the campaign in France in 1814.
#OnThisDay 22 years ago, September 25, 1999 - The episode "Earth Mover" aired on television.
Directed by Dan Riba
Story by Stan Berkowitz & Alan Burnett
Written by Stan Berkowitz #BatmanBeyond
#OnThisDay 1794 the royal family's #holiday at Weymouth was drawing towards an end. The queen & others entertained themselves with a #raffle, the prize being a watch which was won by Princess Amelia. Princess Augusta swam in the sea for the 15th time.
#Royals #twitterstorians
Happy 5th Anniversary of The Loud House episode “April Fools Rules” 🏡🎉 it aired on @Nickelodeon in September 23, 2016 🎊🏠🤡 I Love how Luan pranks the entire household every year on April Fools' Day. #TheLoudHouse #OnThisDay #Happy5thAnniversary
#OnThisDay 1780 British #spy Major John André was captured by American forces after crossing enemy lines. He was executed just over a week later on 2 October.
#twitterstorians
Fought #OnThisDay 23 Sept 1803 The Battle of Assaye.
Wellesley commanded 6,500 Indian & British troops against 40,000-200,000 Mahratta troops led by Hanovarian mercenary Colonel Pohlmann
Asked what his greatest vistory was Wellington replied ASSAYE.
“That’s the hell of sand castles. They are always doomed. That’s part of their beauty—their impermanence.”
#BornOnThisDay Pamela Moore (1937-1964), Chocolates for Breakfast, 1956, a book by the “American Françoise Sagan” still worth reading.
🖌Kathryn Lesh🇺🇸Sandcastles
#OnThisDay in 1993, @Robbie9Fowler scored his first goal for Liverpool in a 3-1 success over Fulham!
He went on to score 1 or 2 more after that 😜
#OnThisDay 1874 Gustav #Holst, English #composer, born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England