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José Clemente Orozco, who was born in 1883, is considered one of “los tres grandes” of modern Mexican mural painting. was a highly political artist who was sensitive to the suffering of marginalized groups of society. https://t.co/6JJzovS4rf

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Born José Orozco Mexican specializing in painting large scale political murals personified Mexican Mural Renaissance Most complex of Mexican muralists fond of human suffering as theme but less realistic & more fascinated by machines

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Born in 1602: (1602-44), Queen of Spain as spouse of daughter of

Portrait by Diego (1599-1660), ca. 1631-2

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A Pair of Java Sparrows by Chinese artist Lin Fengmian, who was born in 1900. Fengmian was a pioneer in Chinese art and became known for his blending of Chinese and western techniques

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Victoria, Princess Royal, the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, was born in 1840. This coloured print shows baptism ceremony performed by Archbishop Howley at Buckingham Palace on 10th February 1841 [Prints 023/142].

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Born in 1854: Giacomo della Chiesa (1854-1922), Pope as

Portrait by (1854-1936), 1916

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1736 Edward des Bouverie, Earl of Radnor died.
In 1717 he bought Longford Castle, He was buried in & bequeathed £500 to the colonists of Georgia for them to give up slavery which was apparently declined

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"If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream." 🎨 Belgian surrealist artist was born 21 November 1898.

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1820
A sperm whale sinks the Essex 2000 miles west of South America, stranding her crew of 20 in three lifeboats. Only eight will survive the months-long ordeal at sea, mostly by cannibalism. The reason for the ram attack is a

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Born in 1737: German painter (1737-78)

Portrait of Anna Regina von Olthoff, 1760s

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Illustration from the 1913 English edition of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf, born in 1858.

Read Jenny Watson on the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature: https://t.co/QSVOZsRbmk

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🔎📖 in the of 20 November 1887, first detective story A STUDY IN SCARLET was published in Beeton's Christmas Annual.

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in 1759 Admiral Hawke defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the 7 years war. This action ended French Naval superiority and prevented a planned invasion of the United Kingdom.

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1703
The so-called Man in the Iron Mask dies in the in after having been imprisoned throughout for over 33 years. Despite far-ranging theories, the man's identity and crime, if any, remain a

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Born in 1607: Southern Netherlandish painter the Younger (1607-78)

Portrait of a Boy, done with (1611-61), 1630-61

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Born in 1600: (1600-49), King of England, Scotland & Ireland

Equestrian portrait by Anthony (1599-1641), ca. 1637-8

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Born in 1600: (1600-49), King of England, Scotland & Ireland

Equestrian portrait with with M. de St Antoine by Anthony (1599-1641), 1633

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1688 James II reached but rapidly abandoned plans to push his cavalry forward to meet William of Orange as he didn't trust them not to defect. He took to his bed suffering from stress & constant nosebleeds

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In this detail of a study, artist David Wilkie dramatically depicts the burying of the Scottish crown jewels in 1652. 👑 Wilkie was born in 1785.
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David Wilkie, Study of Two Figures, ca. 1832. Chalk with gouache on paper

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Born in 1736: Swiss painter (1736-1813)

Portrait of the daughters of Julius Johann von Vieth und Golssenau

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