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William Blake–died OTD 1827–& said to've spent 1 of the very last shillings he had on a pencil to continue sketching
"I hate the word 'hate," Peter Cushing who passed away #OTD in 1994. #HammerFilms #StarWars
Enid Blyton born #OTD in 1897, wrote a Book of Fairies, full of tales of magic, pixies & adventure #FolkloreThursday
THE BAT starring Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead was released #OTD in 1959.
Russia's greatest realist painter Ilya Repin was born #OTD 1844. This is his "The Ploughman Tolstoy in the Fields".
Naum Gabo #OTD The Force of Art lies in its immediate influence on human psychology and in its active contagiousness
#OTD 4 August 1796. Battle of Lonato. Bonaparte's Army of Italy defeats Austrians prior to Battle of Castiglione.
"A hideous death lurked unseen in the river." PIRANHA, directed by @joe_dante was released #OTD in 1978.
"And to what do I owe this dubious pleasure?" Evil Ed- FRIGHT NIGHT, released #OTD in 1985.
#HappyBirthday Beatrix Potter! Born #otd in 1866. Peter Rabbit was a gift to the world. #childrensbooks #kidart
THE CYCLOPS directed by Bert I. Gordon was released #OTD in 1957.
William Castle's HOMICIDAL featuring a "Fright Break" was released #OTD in 1961.
"Roscoe, let's face it, was a charmer." The late James Best who was born #OTD in 1926.
#OTD in 1745 the first #womenscricket match took place near #Guildford https://t.co/F3754Yz73P @BramleyLibrary
#ElizabethSiddal, #artist, #poet & wife of #DanteGabrielRossetti, was born #otd in 1829 #preraphaelite #arthistory
July 24, 1860, Czech Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha was born #OTD
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#OTD Napoleon, 21 July 1798 "Forward! Remember that from those monuments yonder forty centuries look down upon you."
"Running water never grows stale. So you just have to keep on flowing." Bruce Lee who passed away #OTD in 1973.