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#MaryMagdalene Comforted by Angels, C17th, by #JosefadeÓbidos (#JosefadeAyalaFigueira; Portuguese, ca. 1630–1684), who was born #otd (Jul 22). Held at the @MuseeLouvre; online source, https://t.co/zg9j6kuxDX
#OTD in 1812 we led the “Fighting @3rdUKDivision“ on their attack at #Salamanca.
“The attack was not only most spirited but the most perfect thing... on went these fearless warriors without check or pause... the French were pierced, broken and discomfited.”
Happy 81st Birthday to Terence Stamp, born in Stepney, east London #OTD in 1938. Scenes from three of his films, Far From the Madding Crowd (1968), Link (1986) and Poor Cow (1967) all from the @StudiocanalUK archive, exclusively represented by us
Ground Swell, 1939, by American realist painter #EdwardHopper who was born #OTD in 1882, in Upper Nyack, New York
#HenryVIII lost his illegitimate son #HenryFitzroy #OTD (some sources say the 23rd) in #Tudor times (1536) - the boy was only seventeen years of age, and died most probably from #tuberculosis #History #England
“You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.”
- Robin Williams, who was born #OTD in 1951
Tadeusz Reichstein was born #OTD in 1897. He won the 1950 @NobelPrize for work on adrenal hormones and isolation of cortisone.
https://t.co/Ok79aAlr6k
Edgar Degas (born OTD 1834): dancer taking a quick rehearsal break to catch up on the news. Cannot be as surreal as today's!
Beacon fires signalled Spanish Armada being sighted off Cornwall #OTD 1588. Relive the action through our interactive game https://t.co/66IoOKqxEi while you can, as https://t.co/Ujjm4cgt9Q will be moving later this year!
#OTD 64 Great Fire of Rome begins under the Emperor Nero @Machezm @karana68 @JesusMartinMx @elisaalanis @darthfader64 @enriquetames @lmainero @Criskras2010 @marioeliasm @GueroDuclaud @calasava @SergioyLupita
'The Last, the very Last lottery....all lotteries will end forever'.
Beautifully ornate engraving declaring that positively the last lottery was being drawn #otd 1826.
Until 1994.
Mayson Beeton Collection/Historic England Archive © Historic England Archive @Mary_Evans
July 18, 1950, American geologist Mignon Talbot, the first woman to find and describe a dinosaur - a species of Coelophysis 🦖 - died #OTD https://t.co/53MDlt8scO Drawing by https://t.co/sefyGoaMln
Born #otd 1848, William Gilbert "W. G." Grace, English cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest-ever players (as well sporting one of the best beards). Illustration - Vanity Fair 'Spy', 1877 @Mary_Evans #CWC19
Hermann Hendrich died #OTD 1931. Along with my love for folklore, tree-lore, & witchery, the 1st painting, The Will-o’-the-Wisp & the Snake, inspired a poem I titled “The Ladies of Lancashire”. You can read it here:
https://t.co/CNjIFXOZQO
#FolkloreThursday #Witches #Poetry
#OTD 1496, Henry VII entered the 'Holy League', or League of Venice with the Emperor Maximilian, the Sovereigns of Spain, Venice & the Pope against France. It was a response to Charles VIII of France entering Naples (pic) More on Henry's alliances. https://t.co/3w1v393Npn
Sir Joshua Reynolds, portrait artist was born #otd 1723, at Plympton #Devon. His portraits could command up to a massive 200 guineas. #18thcentury #art
#OTD in 1789 the French Revolution began with the fall of the Bastille.
The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris.
#BastilleDay