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On this day in 1967, 1st human heart transplant performed in South Africa by Dr Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky #heart #transplant #HumanHeart #ZombieArt #ZombiePortraits #OnThisDay #RobSacchettoArt #SacchettoZombieArt #history
Died #OnThisDay 1748 Charles Seymour "Proud" duke of #Somerset.
Both he & his duchess were major figures at the court of Queen Anne
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Doctor: I wouldn't eat any more lampreys if I were you.
King Henry I: I think people in this country have had enough of experts.
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Known as the most successful female #playwright of the eighteenth century, #SusannaCentlivre died #onthisday way way back in 1723.
#otd #writer #poet #actress #theater #DruryLane #SusannaCarroll #SusannaFreeman #Centlivre
#OnThisDay in 1903, couturier & costume designer Alix was born in Paris. A.k.a. #MadameGrès, she was known for her cunningly draped garments, such as this pink jersey dress (c. 1938). See it in #SilverScreenChi, open now thru Jan. 21. https://t.co/odqVlShzfc #CHMCostumeCouncil
#OscarWilde died #OnThisDay in 1900. In 1895 Wilde was sentenced to 2 years hard labour after being found guilty of ‘gross indecency’
See the cell door from Wilde's cell at Reading Gaol in our museum and stand on the Bow St dock where Wilde once stood
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#onthisday 1729 – Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi. Reminding us that not all massacres were carried out by white settlers.
#OnThisDay, 28 November 1974, YES released their seventh studio album, Relayer!
What is your favourite moment from the Relayer album?
Mathematician Ada Lovelace died #OnThisDay in 1852. She is considered the first #computer programmer. She was an associate of Charles Babbage for whose prototype of a #digital computer she created a program
“The more I study, the more insatiable do I feel my genius for it to be.”
Born #onthisday1757 William Blake English #poet #painter & #printmaker Largely unrecognised during his lifetime Blake now considered a seminal figure in history of poetry & visual arts of the Romantic Age Major works inc. Newton (1795-1805) Satan (1789) Blake’s Cottage (c1804-10)
On this day in 2002, Treasure Planet came out in theaters. #OnThisDay #TreasurePlanet
#OnThisDay, 26 NOV 1971, YES released Fragile!
Explore Fragile now at https://t.co/Hr9MXPIwT8
African-American abolitionist and #womensrights activist #SojournerTruth died #onthisday way back in 1883.
#otd #blackhistory #author #humanrights #AintIaWoman? #TruthMonth #asteroid249521Truth #slavery #freedom #BlackTwitter #IsGodDead? #IsabellaBaumfree
#Bornonthisday artist Maurice Denis, who was an important practitioner and theorist of modern French art, associated with Les Nabis + symbolist groups. The next time you’re #seeingthebarnes look for Denis’ painting “Mother and Child” on view in Room 13 of the Collection Gallery.
#OnThisDay 25 November 1644 Oliver Cromwell denounces the Earl of Manchester's leadership of the Eastern Association army in Parliament. The ensuing debates led to reforms in Parliament’s armies and an increased professionalism in its officers. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
On this day, 20 years ago, Toy Story 2 came out in theatres on November 24, 1999. #OnThisDay #Pixar #ToyStory
#OnThisDay 1808 Marshal Lannes won a crushing victory over a Spanish force at the Battle of Tudela. Though outnumbered, his bold attack sent the Spanish fleeing in two directions. The French saw victory as revenge for their earlier humiliating defeat at the Battle of Bailén.
José Clemente Orozco, who was born #onthisday in 1883. Orozco was a Mexican caricaturist and painter, who specialized in political murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance. https://t.co/pYI3qGIUwk
"the shining light or rather the blazing star of this country" - Richard Grosvenor (later Earl Grosvenor) on William Pitt the Elder #OnThisDay 1758 when seconding the Address in #Parliament in support of the Pitt-Newcastle #government "the glory of this country"
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