Rulers: • Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1953-1961) • Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022) Events: • Albert Camus (1913-1960): Nobel Prize in Literature. • Forest Lawn Museum established in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. • Hungarian National Gallery opened in Budapest.…
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1886
Rulers: • Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States (1885-1889) • Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1864-1886) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Events: • Musée Condé founded in Chantilly. Births: • Arp, Jean (1886-1966) • Carroll, Leo G. (1886-1972)…
1907
Rulers: • Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States (1901-1909) • Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901-1910) • Edward VII, Emperor of India (1901-1910) Events: • Allegheny City, annexed by Pittsburgh. • National Museum Wales founded in Cardiff. • Picasso purchases Rousseau’s painting Portrait of a Woman for 5 francs. • Renoir moves…
1986
Rulers: • Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022) • Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States (1981-1989) Events: • Musée d’Orsay established in Paris. Births: • Bergès-Frisbey, Àstrid (1986) • Flores, Alba (1986) • Jenner, Michelle (1986) • Lohan, Lindsay (1986) • Menéndez,…
1792
Rulers: • Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796) • Charles IV, King of Spain (1788-1808) • George Washington, 1st President of the United States (1789-1797) Events: • Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontevraud closed in Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, France. • Nationalmuseum founded in Stockholm as “Kungliga Museet” (Royal Museum). Births: • Rossini, Gioachino…
1723
Births: • Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Art: • Canaletto (1697-1768): Canal Grande da San Vio, Venezia (1723-24) • Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770): Madonna col Bambino (c.1720-25)
1788
Rulers: • Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796) • Charles IV, King of Spain (1788-1808) Births: • Byron, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) Deaths: • Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Music: • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony No. 40 (1788) • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791): Symphony…
1727
Births: • Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Art: • Canaletto (1697-1768): La Dogana a Venezia (c.1724-30) • Canaletto (1697-1768): La Riva degli Schiavoni a Venezia (c.1724-30) • Canaletto (1697-1768): Ricevimento dell’Ambasciatore francese (1726-27)
1793
Rulers: • Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796) • Charles IV, King of Spain (1788-1808) • George Washington, 1st President of the United States (1789-1797) Events: • Musée des Beaux-Arts established in Nancy. • Musée du Louvre established in Paris. Deaths: • Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) •…
1712
Births: • Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) • Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778) Deaths: • Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) Music: • Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): La Stravaganza (1712-13) • Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Stabat Mater (1712) Art: • Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712): Library Interior with Still Life (1711-12)…