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Otto von Faber du Faur
* 3.6.1828; † 10.8.1901
In der Puszta
#OTD #HorsesinArt
@Sashainua @simonjetz @agustin_gut @Clanlupi @Xv4jdAJMm8iQbQJ
OTD 1794: Glorious First of June. British fleet under Lord Howe defeat French fleet under Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse.
OTD 1798: HMS Hydra (38), Cptn. Sir Francis Laforey, and consorts destroyed Confiante (36)
Vincent Price, the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective, born #OTD 1911. https://t.co/ixc0yf0i9F
"My ego only needs a good rhythm section."
Miles Davis, born on May 26, 1926 in Alton, Illinois #OTD
https://t.co/1PgIgIPTPK
H. R. Giger's concept art for Poltergeist II: The Other Side.
Released on this day in 1986.
#horror #supernatural #OTD
OTD 1792: George Rodney died. Commander in the American War of Independence, known for his victory at the Battle of the Saintes in 1782
Daniel Gran
* 22.5.1694; † 16.4.1757
St. Elizabeth distributing alms
#OTD #twitart
@delucaGen88 @AntoniaPulpito @MarieFrettoloso @montgutz
Arthur Conan Doyle was born #otd in 1859 - see https://t.co/Ol88vkB0o4 to hear his spirit voice & views on communication with the dead.
#OTD 22 May 1809 Napoleon prevented from crossing the Danube by determined defence of Austrian army. His first personal defeat in a decade.
Left wing of a blue roller, 1500. Amazing, mesmerizing study, filled with precise observation. By the great Albrecht Dürer, born OTD 1471.
After his apprenticeship, Albrecht Dürer–born OTD 1471–took the German custom of Wanderjahre to learn skills from artists in other areas.
HARD B v Sunderland. 1.45pm. £3 otd. Under 12s free. Be there or be less like Batman riding a unicorn 🦄 https://t.co/XRMnPApOvR
#OTD in 1969, Apollo 11 on a Saturn V rocket was rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39-A. https://t.co/SFX5SyFp3o
Charles Brookfield, first actor to play Sherlock Holmes (in 1893 musical revue Under the Clock) born #OTD 1857.
#OTD 18 May 1803 fearing continued domination of Europe by Napoleon Britain engineers a collapse of Peace of Amiens & declares war on France
An enthusiastic & demanding patron, Isabella d'Este–born OTD 1474–energetically pursued any artist she admired.