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On #onthisday1811 Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen published anonymously ‘By A Lady’ replaced #writer credit it tells the coming of age story of the Dashwood sisters The novel sold out 1st 750 copy print run in 1813 & continuously in print ever since + stage & film versions
Sir Walter Raleigh, the Elizabethan explorer, courtier and adventurer, died #OnThisDay in 1618. The Library holds the notebook which he wrote while he was held prisoner at the Tower of London, which includes a number of detailed maps: https://t.co/AytVn4taXE
Died #OnThisDay 29Oct1872 famous Irish actress, Elizabeth O'Neill who was 12 years old when she made her acting debut. The first time she stepped onto her father’s stage, she achieved resounding success. https://t.co/1hAY66K4ta #actress #theatre #19thcentury
Mozart’s Don Giovanni premièred in Prague #onthisday in 1787. Here’s a 19th-century design for the cemetery scene.
Born #onthisday1861 Andrei Ryabushkin Russian #artist who painted ordinary 17th-century Russian lives His largely static works avoided scenes of social conflict yet lacked idealised ‘beauty’ sought by aristocratic patrons shown in 1890 1892 & 1894 Peredvizhniki exhibitions
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Anna Elizabeth Klumpke was #bornonthisday in #SanFrancisco.
#art #artist #artists #painter #painting #paintings #fineart #americanart #portrait #portraits #modernart #discoverher #botd
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The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on this day in 1886.
Here's my first book: https://t.co/7ClmeYGrpY
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#OnThisDay in 1996, the Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders episode “Jewel of the Sea” debuted.
Watch it here: https://t.co/jWe5tI6Uif! #jewelriders
Roy Lichtenstein was born on this day in 1923
#BornOnThisDay #roylichtenstein #popart #popartist #americanart
#OnThisDay in 1981, the J. Geils Band released their classic album "Freeze Frame" featuring the Top 5 Hot 100 singles Centerfold (#1) and Freeze Frame (#4). The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Charts and is certified platinum. #Classicrock #80smusic
Artist Pablo Picasso was born #OnThisDay in 1881. His work "Woman in a Black Hat" is currently on view at the Toledo Museum of Art in Gallery 03.
If you'd like to learn more about this work, click here: https://t.co/JQYbSnqV3Z
George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 22 June 1727 until his death #OnThisDay in 1760.
He is the last monarch to be buried in Westminster Abbey, with the sides of his and his wife's coffins removed at his request so that they could be together in death.
Conwy tunnel opened #onthisday 1991. It was the first
immersed tube road tunnel in UK. Find out more about this and the other Conwy crossings at https://t.co/rKoKQcpktn Painting by P A Ballard
Morning of the Battle of Agincourt, 25 October 1415 by English painter John Gilbert #Onthisday #History #French #English #Agincourt
Happy Birthday Pablo Picasso!
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Happy Birthday Pablo Picasso!
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🎂 Happy Birthday @graingermarket1 which opened #onthisday 184 years ago in 1835! Nearly two centuries later and Newcastle's city centre market is still a hive of activity & a must-visit location in the city packed with local and independent food stalls & traders.
📷 @NewcastleCC
“At last Norwich has a museum of which the citizens have every reason to feel proud!” - Norwich Castle Museum Illustrated Guide and Souvenir, 1894
This is how the galleries looked when we opened our doors to the public #OnThisDay in 1894. We've changed a bit!
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#OnThisDay in 1995, the Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders episode “The Faery Princess” debuted. Watch it here: https://t.co/scHeXfxzCg
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#Onthisday 23 October, Anand Narain Mulla Lakhnavi was born in 1901. He was an Urdu poet and judge of Allahabad High Court. Mulla sahab was MP (Lok Sabha) from Lucknow from 1967-1970. ab aur is ke sivā chāhte ho kyā 'mullā'
ye kam hai us ne tumheñ muskurā ke dekh liyā