Post by shaliby on May 25, 2024 15:15:05 GMT
ToDay : May 25th
= EVENTS =
1660 – Charles II lands at Dover at the invitation of the Convention Parliament, which marks the end of the Cromwell-proclaimed Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and begins the Restoration of the British monarchy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_England,_Scotland_and_Ireland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Restoration
1895 – Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labouchere_Amendment
1933 – The Walt Disney Company cartoon Three Little Pigs premieres at Radio City Music Hall, featuring the hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Pigs_(film)
= BIRTHS =
1803 – Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (The Last Days of Pompeii )(d. 1873)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bulwer-Lytton
1803 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (d. 1882)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
1927 – Robert Ludlum, American author (d. 2001)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ludlum
1930 – Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer (d. 2016)[17]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Rykiel
1944 – Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bachelet
= DEATHS =
1681 – Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1600)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Calder%C3%B3n_de_la_Barca
1954 – Robert Capa, Hungarian photographer and journalist (b. 1913)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Capa
1979 – Amédée Gordini, Italian-born French racing driver and sports car manufacturer (b. 1899)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9d%C3%A9e_Gordini
= EVENTS =
1660 – Charles II lands at Dover at the invitation of the Convention Parliament, which marks the end of the Cromwell-proclaimed Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and begins the Restoration of the British monarchy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_England,_Scotland_and_Ireland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Restoration
1895 – Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labouchere_Amendment
1933 – The Walt Disney Company cartoon Three Little Pigs premieres at Radio City Music Hall, featuring the hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Pigs_(film)
= BIRTHS =
1803 – Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (The Last Days of Pompeii )(d. 1873)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bulwer-Lytton
1803 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (d. 1882)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
1927 – Robert Ludlum, American author (d. 2001)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ludlum
1930 – Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer (d. 2016)[17]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Rykiel
1944 – Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bachelet
= DEATHS =
1681 – Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1600)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Calder%C3%B3n_de_la_Barca
1954 – Robert Capa, Hungarian photographer and journalist (b. 1913)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Capa
1979 – Amédée Gordini, Italian-born French racing driver and sports car manufacturer (b. 1899)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9d%C3%A9e_Gordini
With a rag tag army of mostly non soldiers he beat the Duke of Wellington's brother in law in the 1814 Battle of New Orleans but the war was actually over when it happened .
Looked like a very arrogant & egocentric guy but his bravery was amazing & he did much for France 
hope we are all enjoying a brill weekend, will catch up later xx
who is going through the mill at the mo, wishing you a very speedy recovery Trisha big luv 
storm brewing, must get me cauldron out 
