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Voltaire was born #otd 1694. French Enlightenment writer, historian & philosopher. An advocate of civil liberties.
This portrait by Willem Wissing was sold #otd 19Nov.1926 to NY @Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert for $425. Now @metmuseum https://t.co/IrhcGe5tNj
Francis Danby was born #otd in 1793. He was a #Romantic era #artist, who painted dramatic #landscapes and seascapes. https://t.co/PZOG963UCl
#otd in 1959, The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway.
ジャック・フィニイの『ゲイルズバーグの春を愛す』、
文庫だが、豪華な本である。
フィニイの珠玉の短篇集と内田善美の表紙絵。思わず二冊買ってしまいそうになる。 60年代に書かれた時間の交叉をテーマにした物語は、今でも鮮やかに煌いている。 #OTD 1995/11/16は彼の忌日。
"A million thrills to thrill millions." THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA starring Lon Chaney was released #OTD in 1925. #Silentfilm #Horror
Don't you just wish to eat these #tasty paintings? It's a special occasion - birthday of an American artist #WayneThiebaud born #OTD in 1920
'Soap Bubbles' and 'The Camera Obscura', by #artist Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, who died #otd in 1795 #art #18thcentury #history
Born #OTD 1774, Scottish anatomist Charles Bell-pioneer in the field of #neurology, medical artist esp on casualties of the Napoleonic wars
Johan Zoffany, died #otd 1810. German neoclassical painter of portraits, conversation pieces & theatrical subjects.
#WilliamHogarth born #OTD in 1697 is famous for modern moral subjects. #DidYouKnow black spots in 'Marriage a-la-mode' signified syphilis?
Before he was Darth Vader David Prowse was "the Monster" in THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN. Released in the U.K. #OTD in 1970. #HammerFilms
Lon Chaney Jr. takes his turn as Dracula in Universal's SON OF DRACULA. Released #OTD in 1943. #UniversalHorror
Catherine Clive, * 5.11.1711 ; † 6.12.1785 #OTD, englische Schauspielerin und Opernsängerin (#Sopran)
Friday 4th – The Cureheads play @TheForum_Music from 8pm. Brilliant tribute to The Cure.
Tickets £10adv/£12otd
Friday 4th – The Cureheads play @TheForum_Music from 8pm. Brilliant tribute to The Cure.
Tickets £10adv/£12otd
#OTD 1806 Coleridge returns to Greta Hall, addicted to opium and alcohol; he announces his intention of separating from his wife