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1799 Nelson sent a despatch to Earl Howe using the line, ‘I had the happiness to command a Band of Brothers’ referring to the Captains he commanded in his Fleet at the Battle of the Nile and Mediterranean actions. A phrase oft used by Nelson and now famously linked.

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Born Elisabetta Sirani prolific Italian specializing in historical themes Master of style at just 19 produced 200+ paintings 15 etchings hundreds of drawings & 13 public altarpieces Employed dramatic contrasts of light & shade virtuoso brushwork…

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2020-01-08

On this day in 2015, Terrorist attack on the offices of satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris kills 12 (including Jean Cabut and Stéphane Charbonnier), injures 11

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2020-01-07

1705 Bishop Nicolson recorded being overtaken in Fleet Street by the 'duke of Marlborough & his splendid attendance of 70 officers in about 40 coaches going to dine with the lord mayor & aldermen' for an day feast
'The Huzzars were not very great'

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2020-01-06



6 Januari 1854 - Karakter detektif fiksi terkenal, William Sherlock Scott Holmes a.k.a Sherlock Holmes dilahirkan.

Happy 166th birthday, Mr. Holmes! 😆

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2020-01-06

1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England.

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in 1825, 23-year-old Alexandre Dumas fights his first duel.
His pants fall down in the fight...

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2020-01-06

Happy birthday Jacob Grimm! The elder of the folklorist brothers was born 1785. Read Jack Zipes' essay "The Forgotten Tales of the Brothers Grimm" in which he explores the importance of the neglected 1st edition of their Kinder-und Hausmärchen: https://t.co/Oe3r5W0KV8

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Principal Sam's Calendar

January 4

Jacob Grimm of Grimm's Fairy Tales was born on this day in 1785.

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Born Augustus John Welsh & Important exponent of in the U.K. Known initially for his & by 1920s he was Britain's leading recognized for his psychological insights into his subjects

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2020-01-04

Happy 2125th Birthday to Marcus Tullius Cicero, born in Arpinum in 106BC!

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2020-01-03

James Francis Edward Stuart, The Old Pretender, died in 1766.

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2020-01-03

Principal Sam's Calendar

January 2

The great science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, was born on this day in 1920.

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2020-01-02

Catherine of Braganza died in 1705.

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Born Henri Matisse iconic French famed for masterful colour & fluid draughtsmanship 1 of Big Beasts Rigorous technique emphasized flattened forms & decorative pattern Helped revolutionise & sculpture

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1924 Edwin Hubble announced that the spiral nebula Andromeda was actually a galaxy, confirming that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in the universe 🌌 He used images like this to classify them https://t.co/PylmcK7lUA 🌌🌌

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Born Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée French Won Grand Prix de Rome for painting (1749) elected member of Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture (1755) Career blossomed in Paris leading to appointment as court painter 2 Elizabeth Empress of Russia

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1823 Dock was formally renamed to following an appeal from the locals to King George IV.Devonport tower was built to commemorate the new town which sprung up after the began building around 1690.Located at south end of 1/2

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Great patron of the arts and mistress to Louis XV, was born 1721. This painting, by French artist was painted in 1759.

You can find this piece on display in the Oval Drawing Room.

https://t.co/mjLqLacVrT

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