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Slovenian artist Anton Zoran Mušič was born #OTD 1909 #Art #ArtHistory #Slovenia
#OTD 11 February 1814 Napoleon desperately defeats Russian & Prussian armies at Battle of Montmirail as they close on Paris #twitterstorians
#JohnWilliamWaterhouse, #PreRaphaelite inspired #artist, died #otd in 1917, 100 years ago #Waterhouse100
#OTD in 1976, Pioneer 10 became the 1st spacecraft to go beyond the orbit of Saturn. https://t.co/YYfq6Psf05
OTD 1910: HMAS PARRAMATTA was the first warship ordered by the Government to be built for the RAN. Painting: Phil Belbin @Australian_Navy
#OTD in 1819 John Ruskin was born. Read about his huge influence on William Morris &the founding of SPAB on the blog https://t.co/oORXbXtQXX
Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent is a 1790 painting by the Swiss artist Henry Fuseli, who died #OTD in 1825
Sir George Russell Drysdale, born #OTD in 1912, was an Australian #artist . He represented #Australia at the Venice Biennale in 1954
#OTD 6 February 1806 Vice-Admiral Duckworth's Royal Navy squadron destroy 2 & capture 3 French ships of the line in Battle of San Domingo.
OTD 1807: HMS Blenheim (90) and HMS Java (32) lost during a gale off the island of Rodriguez, India Ocean. About 870 seamen lost their life.
#OTD 45 years ago: Meet the @Fermilab accelerator operators from 1972: https://t.co/7lOpfUu3Vi #Fermilabs50th
#OTD in 1966, Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon & transmit images back to Earth. https://t.co/MZdov9O0V9
"The monster was the best friend I ever had." Boris Karloff, who passed away #OTD in 1969.
Thomas Cole, born #OTD 1801. Founder of the #HudsonRiverSchool, he's well known for #Romantic portrayals of the American wilderness #Art
Happy Birthday Franz Schubert! Born 31st January 1797 #bornotd #otd #franzschubert #schubert #classicalcomposer #unfinishedsymphony #trou...
Happy Birthday Franz Schubert! Born 31st January 1797 #bornotd #otd #franzschubert #schubert #classicalcomposer #unfinishedsymphony #trou...
o30 Jan 1608: Ferdinando Fairfax knighted by James I at Theobalds #otd; would later become #parliamentary general (BM/YorkMusTrust)