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A very happy birthday to Johan Christian Dahl who was born in 1788

the boat in 'Mother and Child by the Sea' by Dahl may be an autobiographical reference, as the artist's father was a fisherman?

Find it in our Blue Gallery

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in 1826: the British military brought me out of retirement to build the from to Despite immense difficulties and controversy, the canal and would become my enduring legacy. 💂‍♂️⚒️🏗️

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in 1849, James Knox Polk becomes the first sitting US President to have his photograph taken (the photographer was Mathew Brady).

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Baron Rodney, naval commander at American War of Independence, was born in 1718.

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in 1991, Sotheby's announced the discovery of a long-lost manuscript of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
"Human beings can be awful cruel to one another."
📖Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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b. Anna Pavlova (Russia, 1881-1931). Celebrated ballerina & the first to tour ballet around the world.

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1/2 in 1877, Darwin was presented with two photograph albums showing Dutch, German and Austrian scientists to mark his 68th birthday. We've collaborated with at to share these online for https://t.co/pSL6Jd1qvs

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To celebrate the birth anniversary of the doodles Darwin's children made in his “On the Origin of Species” manuscript.
https://t.co/9OeLKUVduT 1809

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Charles Darwin, legendary naturalist, was born in 1809.

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Alexander Pushkin, an icon of Romanticism, died in 1837.

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in 1881, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov) died of a pulmonary hemorrhage.
According to one reporter, more than 100,000 mourners were present in his funeral.

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Born in 1812 in Portsmouth, Victorian writer and novelist Charles Dickens, creator of such legendary characters as Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist, Miss Havisham and Little Dorrit.

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in 1907, more than 3,000 women trudged through the muddy streets of London to process from Hyde Park to Exeter Hall to advocate for women's suffrage in what become known as the Mud March. ©March of the Women Collection

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John L Sullivan died 100 years ago. At the time he was considered to be one of the greatest prize-fighters. The boxer, who was of Irish descent, was nicknamed the 'Boston Strong Boy' https://t.co/bPuiLWrTSh

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“Shut your eyes and see.”
― James Joyce.
Joyce was born in 1882.

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Sébastien Bourdon,
BornOnThisDay 1616.
Classical landscape.
C. 1660,
Oil on Canvas.

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in 1707 Prince Frederick of Wales was born in Hanover. At the time of his birth Frederick was fourth in line to the British throne but he would never succeed his father George II and instead it passed to his eldest son who became George III

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