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Born in 1856: American painter (1856-1925)

Portrait of Miss Grace Woodhouse, 1890

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Born in 1856: American painter (1856-1925)

Portrait of Mary Crowninshield Endicott Chamberlain, Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, 1902

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Born in 1856: American painter (1856-1925)

Portrait of Gretchen Osgood, Mrs. Fiske Warren, and Her Daughter Rachel, 1903

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Born in 1856: American painter (1856-1925)

Portrait of Millicent Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (1867-1955), 1904

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Born John Singer Sargent American considered leading of generation for his depictions of Edwardian luxury Created roughly 900+ oil paintings 2,000+ watercolors + countless charcoal drawings & sketches His work characterised by remarkable…

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Today in Emperor Theodosius I is born. (347 CE)

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Nicolaus Steno was born in 1636.

The greatest anatomist of his era, he dissected this shark head and proved the link between shark teeth and fossils. He also formulated the fundamental laws of geology...all by the age of 30, just to make you feel like a loser.

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Born Parmigianino Italian & from Parma Work characterized by prodigious talent & "refined sensuality" Career disrupted by war & then ended by premature death at only 37 Produced phenominal drawings & was one of 1st Italian

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Captain Sir Samuel Brown RN FRSE, chain bridge pioneer, was born 1776. Union Chain Bridge (200 years old this year and Brighton Chain pier. His company produced the chains for launching the SS Great Eastern. shown in the famous photo of Brunel. https://t.co/1U6PmjgsnD

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The first underground railway in the world, the Metropolitan railway opened in London 1863 between Paddington and the City.

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in 1840 the Uniform Penny Post system was introduced throughout the UK. The first postage stamp (known as the 'Penny Black') was introduced later that year on 6th May: https://t.co/akRzIXKeYH

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9 Jan 1806: Admiral Lord Nelson's funeral at St Paul's, attended by thousands including the Prince of Wales. The funeral procession includes 32 admirals, over 100 captains, and 10,000 soldiers. The sailors carrying his coffin tear the flag to shreds as mememtos.

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To start the International Year of the "A Gift of Song - Music for UNICEF" concert was held in 1979. Among the many performers were . Each artist performed an original composition and donated its rights to .

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Happy Birthday to Simone de Beauvoir who was born in 1908. We can't wait for you to read 's chapter on her in The Philosopher Queens with , featuring this beautiful portrait by 👑

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1940 the 5th is commissioned at Torpoint in Cornwall. RALEIGH is the new entry base for all Ratings and is named after the sailor Sir Walter Raleigh, a figurehead from the 4th HMS RALEIGH from 1873 watches over the base from the Quarterdeck

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Born Gertrude Whitney sculptor art patron collector & founder of Whiteny Museum of American Art in New York City Born into wealthy Vanderbilt family & married into Whitney family First public commission was Aspiration a life-size plaster male nude for New York …

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Happy birthday to legendary naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. He co-discovered evolution through natural selection during an 8-year journey through Southeast Asia, a trek that spanned over 14,000 miles and resulted in the collection of over 125,000 specimens.

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1781 21-year-old William Pitt the Younger was elected for as MP for Appleby. He had previously tried for while still underage but came bottom of the poll.
Three years later he was
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