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Born #OnThisDay in 1786: #ChristianVIII, King of Denmark (1786-1848)
Portrait by #ChristianHorneman (1765-1844), 19th Century
#Oldenburg
#OnThisDay 18 September 1644 was the Battle of Montgomery, the largest battle fought in Wales during the #BritishCivilWars. Royalist forces under Lord Byron were defeated by Sir John Meldrum, leaving the Parliamentarians in control of central Wales. #17thCentury #OTD
#OnThisDay in 1991, Guns N' Roses released the epic albums "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II". They debuted at #2 and #1 respectively on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and both are certified 7x platinum in the US. #ClassicRock #GunsNRoses
Died #OnThisDay in 1838: American painter #RalphEleaserWhitesideEarl (1785/8-1838)
Portrait of a Family, 1804
#RalphEWEarl #AmericanArt #FamilyPortraits #ChildrenInArt
Born #OnThisDay in 1780: German-born Austrian painter #JohannPeterKrafft (1780-1856)
Portrait of Anna Katherina Magdalena Krafft, née Donné, 1812
#Krafft #GermanArt #AustrianArt
Premiering 📺 #OnThisDay in 1986 ,
Rambo : the Force of Freedom
Maria Branwell, mother of the Brontës, died #onthisday in 1821. Maria was just 28 when she died. #GloriousGeorgians
Geographer, naturalist and explorer Friedrich Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt was #bornonthisday 1769. Scroll through his amazing books: https://t.co/xUacO4CHCs
#OnThisDay 14 September 1645 King Charles I, influenced by Prince Rupert's enemies at court, dismissed him from his service for surrendering Bristol. Rupert would subsequently demand and be exonerated by a Court Martial. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
A sombre #OnThisDay 14 September 1852, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington passed away at Walmer Castle, he was 83 years old. He had likely suffered a series of strokes overnight & his condition deteriorated. He was moved from his bed to a chair where he expired at 3pm.
#OTD
Today is #WorldSepsisDay.
Sepsis is a leading cause of death worldwide. Help reduce mortality by implementing the #SurvivingSepsis Campaign's Hour-1 Bundle. Guidance here: https://t.co/9qX6rOtZIt
#SCCMSoMe @WorldSepsisDay
Born #OnThisDay in 1751: #LouisJosephXavierofFrance (1751-61), Duke of Burgundy, grandson of #LouisXV
Portrait by #JeanMarcNattier (1685-1766), 1754
#Bourbon #ChildrenInArt
Fought #OnThisDay 13 Sept 1759 The Battle of The Plains of Abraham/The Battle of Quebec. Following a siege General Wolfe decided to lead his troops up steep rocky cliffs. The battle proved to be a deciding event in the conflict between France & Britain.
#OnThisDay 23 years ago, September 13, 1997:
The New Batman adventures premiered on Television.
Airing the episode "Holiday Knights"
Directed by Dan Riba
Written by @Paul_Dini
"The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear." English novelist #DanielDefoe, author of Robinson Crusoe, was born #onthisday 1660. #Literature
Tarde pero lo hice XD, dibujito para @kogiitsu, que la pases muy bien en tu día uvu✨🎉.
#KogiSeHaceMayor #KogisBday #KogisDay
#ArtFact One of the most famous sculptures in the world, Rodin's "The Kiss" was, in fact, meant to be a depiction of doomed lovers Paolo & Francesca. It was even originally titled, "Francesca da Rimini".
This is Anselm Feuerbach's (#BornOnThisDay) 1863 rendition of the pair. 🎨
#OnThisDay in 1981, Journey's classic album "Escape" hit #1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. The bands most successful studio album, it would go on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide #ClassicRock #80music #Journey @NealSchonMusic @JourneyOfficial
#TodayInMystery 2010
Explorers discover the wreck of the legendary City of Everett in the Gulf of Mexico. The whaleback freighter, the first steamship to circle the globe, sank while hauling Cuban molasses to #NewOrleans in 1923.
#mystery #discovery #archaeology #OTD #OnThisDay