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Alfred Nobel was born 21 October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden.
He was a truly global citizen; he spoke six languages and lived in various countries such as Sweden, Russia, France and Italy.

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Happy birthday and deathday to 17th-century polymath and all round hero Sir Thomas Browne! We are big fans of Browne's here at the PDR and as such have a variety of things on the site for you to get stuck into. (1/4)

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2018-10-19


19th October 1469
Marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, in the Palacio de los Vivero, Valladolid, Spain.
https://t.co/hQgOqVEpu9

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2018-10-19

Herman is receiving quite the buzz today! was first published in 1851. A article explores Melville, other private authors and how their shyness impacted how they were received: https://t.co/KHiIaVEduD

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2018-10-19

Happy Birthday to Irving Geis, a pioneer in molecular illustration born in 1908. Explore his illustrations and career at PDB-101
Digital Archive of images: https://t.co/9rP7QAmKqJ
Irving Geis and Structural Biology Timeline: https://t.co/um8OEW7sHY

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2018-10-19

Tilda Swinton by John Byrne 2001: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe first published OTD 1950 on display now at https://t.co/JslzZ0klL3

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2018-10-16

13 October 1648 , birth of Françoise-Madeleine d'Orléans, Duchesse de Savoie. Françoise-Madeleine was a first cousin of Louis XIV and died only 15 years old.

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2018-10-13

in 1915, Edith Cavell (a British nurse, and a pioneer of modern nursing) was executed for helping some 200 Allied soldiers to escape from German-occupied Belgium. She is commemorated in the 'Womanhood' window at All Saints'

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2018-10-13

in 1915, Elizabeth Cavell (a British nurse, and a pioneer of modern nursing) was executed for helping some 200 Allied soldiers to escape from German-occupied Belgium. In this we look at her inspiring life and deeds: https://t.co/UUXoxUdbJQ

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2018-10-12

fans: October 11 would be a perfect day to get Why? The episode, aired in 2014! Also, all proceeds go to , a charity is an Ambassador to. 😊💕#PeterCapaldi https://t.co/FELz57agug

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2018-10-11

Clara Siewert died 1945. Much of her work was destroyed by a bombing raid during WWII and she has remained mostly forgotten ever since.

The Apotheosis of a Witch
Death and the Maiden
Spring Fantasy
Fashion Goddess

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2018-10-11

1871
Millions of acres are razed by firestorms in & lakeside towns, including Peshtigo, where over a thousand died. These tragedies have been eclipsed by Great Fire that began the same day.

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2018-10-08

George Du Maurier died in 1896. His 1893 'Punch' cartoon shows the recumbent statues of the brave knight 'Georgio de Busson' and Countess Palatine Emma.

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2018-10-08

in 1957, the USSR launches I, the first artificial Earth satellite.

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2018-10-04

The Story of the Dwellers at Eyr, the Norse Eyrbtggja Saga translated and illustrated by William Morris, who died 1896. Better known for his designs, he also wrote out and decorated some 20 books https://t.co/Rxvhlt16LB

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2018-10-03

J. Allen St. John, born in Chicago in 1872, painted 4 of the 11 first-edition covers for Mars novels.
THE WARLORD OF MARS (1919)
THE CHESSMEN OF MARS (1922)
THE MASTER MIND OF MARS (1928)
SWORDS OF MARS (1936)
Images: 4190, 0426, 2176, 0736

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2018-10-02

🎉 🎂 Joyeux anniversaire born in 1705. Pictured: ‘Les Sabots’ 1768 . Another snapshot from the master’s “bucolic never-never land.” Painted just after the premiere of the opéra-comique ‘Les Sabots’ by M-J Sedaine & J. Cazotte🎶

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