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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died #onthisday in 1791. #twitterstorians
Le opere di Otto Dix, nato il #2dicembre 1891 sono uno specchio pieno di emozioni e di sentimenti forti, dagli orrori della guerra, ai sopravvissuti e mutilati sempre crudi e di denuncia sociale.
#artintweet #art #onthisday #pittura
🎂 #GameAnniversary #OnThisDay 🎂
Released in Europe 🇪🇺 17 years ago today
Shenmue (Sega Games)
https://t.co/H4fwhQEOTa
"Just one more lamprey... Aaargh!" #OnThisDay 1135 King Henry I died after ignoring doctor's orders. https://t.co/U100Xwc06U
Protagonist of pop art, James Rosenquist was born #onthisday in 1933.
You'll be able to see a selection of Rosenquist's work at the NGA from March 2018 – https://t.co/L5qjOzE44g.
Image: James ROSENQUIST 'Sky hole' 1989
© James Rosenquist/VAGA. Licensed by Viscopy
"Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!"
#OnThisDay 260 years ago, William Blake was born at 28 Broad Street in Soho, London. Read more on https://t.co/zQBfYaJDiD
Poet and artist William Blake was born #onthisday in 1757. He’s known for his unique combination of word and image – here are some examples from ‘Songs of Innocence’
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, born #OnThisDay in 1886. Famed for his drawings of cats, his studio-home was in Villiers-le-Bâcle. https://t.co/tt2AbuNI0h
little #Hendrix #illustration this morning, using @Sharpie Oil Paint #markers I totally forgot I had. #bornonthisday #music
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born #onthisday in 1864. The French painter and printmaker is famous for his depictions of the glamour and excess of Paris in the late 19th century
“Writers forget the old dome and savour new efficiency” so said The Guardian #onthisday 1997 to mark the opening of our new reading rooms.
Laurence Sterne, a personal favourite and author of the fabulous Tristram Shandy, was born #onthisday in 1713. #twitterstorians
#OnThisDay Charles Darwin published 'The Origin of Species' in 1859! Check out our Darwin collection in Luna 🤓 https://t.co/UUgX2AhiU5
#OnThisDay in 1898 the Belgian Surrealist Rene Magritte was born #otd #surrealism https://t.co/joOWjmi9X4
William Stott of Oldham was born #OnThisDay in 1857. See his works here on https://t.co/T2gbvsH0Vf
#OnThisDay in 1759 Admiral Hawke defeated the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the 7 years war. This action ended French Naval superiority and prevented a planned invasion of 🇬🇧. @HistoryHit @RoyalNavy @VAdmJWoodcock @thehistoryguy
🎂 #GameAnniversary #OnThisDay 🎂
Released in North America 🇺🇸 19 years ago today
Half-Life
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The arrival of George Stephenson's patented travelling engines at the Hetton coal company staiths on the river Wear #onthisday 1822 #Sunderland #Wearside #railways
#OnThisDay in 1511 Henry VIII of England concluded the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon #MuseumFacts