22 October 1797. First use of a silk parachute was made by Frenchman André-Jacques Garnerin (31 January 1769 - 18 August 1823) at Parc Monceau, Paris. He jumped from a hydrogen balloon at a height of approximately 3,000 feet.

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Happy as we celebrate the birthday of legendary novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley born this day (Aug 31) in 1797.

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Happy birthday born 30 August 1797. Thanks for creating my favourite monster.

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1797. 사커스피리츠 - 빈센초

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French painter was born 1797. He painted portraits and depictions of major events in French and British history, such as the execution of Lady Jane Grey and a more realistic Napoleon, riding on a mule while crossing the Alps or defeated at Fontainebleu.

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The Angel Binding Satan - Philip James de Loutherbourg, c. 1797. (Yale Center for British Art).

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Ymwelodd Turner â Chymru ym 1795. Cafodd ei hudo gan Briordy Ewenni ger Pen-y-bont. Dangoswyd y dyfrlliw hwn yn yr Academi Frenhinol, 1797.

Turner visited Wales in 1795, and was fascinated by 12th century Ewenny Priory near Bridgend. This work was shown in 1797.

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Size Comparison

Old World Lavasioth
Average Length: 2223cm
Average Height: 760cm
Foot Measurements: 298cm

New World Lavasioth
Average Length: 1797.24cm
Average Height: 669.71cm
Foot Measurements: 229cm

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Name: Lavasioth (NW)
Title: Lava Wyvern
Average Length: 1797.24cm
Average Height: 669.71cm
Foot Measurements: 229cm

Order: Piscine Wyvern
Suborder: Fish Feet Wyvern
Superfamily: Lava Wyvern
Family: Lavasioth

Habitats: Elder's Recess, Guiding Lands

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Nelson's HMS Captain capturing the San Nicolas and the San Josef at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797.
Painted by Nicholas Pocock
National Maritime Museum

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Je termine le bon livre de Pierre Serna, Comme des bêtes. Il évoque l’une des premières expositions du Louvre, autour de Le Brun, en 1797. Et ces physionomies, évocation du rapport homme/animal... gravures de 1806, trouvées sur cette fois-ci. Connu mais impressionnant!

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The quote is by Sojourner Truth, an American abolitionist and women’s rights activist born in 1797.

Freaking nonsense for it to be 2020 and still have to hit the streets for equal rights…

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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley $19.99 Amazon T-shirts https://t.co/XwXqQs60j1 was an English writer born in 1797. At seventeen she fell for Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley a political fan of William Godwin her father. She and Percy ran off and traveled Europe.

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Happy , honoring the birth of author Mary Wollenstone Shelley on this day (August 30th) way back in 1797.

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Heinrich Heine, born December 13, 1797.

"The future smells of Russian leather, of blood, of godlessness and of much whipping. I advise our grandchildren to come into the world with very thick skin on their backs."

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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley T-shirts on Amazon https://t.co/2Ef7L1hV1g
An English writer born in 1797. During a storm Mary got the idea for her Gothic novel Frankenstein.

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The Southern Brown Bandicoot (Porculine Opossum) was described for the first time by George Shaw in 1797. https://t.co/3U73jnOBYp Via

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I find balance & interplay of form & color in this especially appealing. Full yellow dress, accented by the blue gloves & jaunty red hat….delightful! From the Gallery of Fashion, October 1797. Several versions may be found online

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