27 July 1625: b. Edward Montagu, ambassador, admiral & cousin of Samuel Pepys Died at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672

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Died 3Jul1848 Thomas Raikes, a dandy who patronized White's and was a merchant banker and diarist. He was also nicknamed "Apollo" because "he rose in the east and set in the west." https://t.co/RubBzHoOru

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Annie Cooper Boyd (1880–1935) was an American feminist, watercolorist and diarist. She was born in Sag Harbor, moved to Brooklyn, and studied at William Merritt Chase's Shinnecock Art Summer School.

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Melesina Trench (22 March 1768 May 1826).✍️, poet, diarist. Known for her beauty! Travelled Germany after 1st husband died, with cream of European society eg Lucien Bonaparte! Diaries published after death; big success! https://t.co/qfsVo6VOqf https://t.co/fSc4oJ9Rj0

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Melesina Trench (22 March 1768 May 1827). née Chenevix. Huguenots.✍️, poet, diarist. Known for her beauty! Travelled Germany after 1st husband died, with cream of European society eg Lucien Bonaparte! Diaries published after death; big success! https://t.co/qfsVo6VOqf

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27 July 1625: b. Edward Montagu, ambassador, admiral & cousin of Samuel Pepys Died at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672

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Died 3Jul1848 Thomas Raikes, a who patronized White's and was a merchant banker and diarist. He was also nicknamed "Apollo" because "he rose in the east and set in the west." https://t.co/RubBzHoOru

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Recalling Celia Fiennes, pioneering English & diarist. From 1684-1703 she rode through most of England on horseback with only 2 servants. Single & independent, her interests are innovations, new spas at Bath & Harrogate & visiting new ‘stately homes’

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1768: Birth in of Melesina Trench (née Chenevix). Writer, poet & diarist. Known for her beauty in life. Travelled Germany esp with cream of European society after 1st husband died. One of her sons published her diaries posthumously & her work received notice.

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