1230

Rulers: • Fernando III, St., King of Castile (1217-1252) • Fernando III, St., King of León and Galicia (1230-1252) • Louis IX, St., King of France (1226-1270)

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1217

Rulers: • Fernando III, St., King of Castile (1217-1252) • Philippe II Auguste, King of France (1180-1223)

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1201

Rulers: • John, King of England (1199-1216) • Philippe II Auguste, King of France (1180-1223) Births: • Fernando III de Castilla y León, St. (1201?-1252)

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1252

Rulers: • Fernando III, St., King of Castile (1217-1252) • Fernando III, St., King of León and Galicia (1230-1252) • Louis IX, St., King of France (1226-1270) Deaths: • Fernando III de Castilla y León, St. (1201?-1252)

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Jane Austen

(1775–1817) Works: • Complete Works (English) • Emma (1815) • Lady Susan (1794) • Letters of Jane Austen (English) • Love and Freindship (1790) • Mansfield Park (1814) • Northanger Abbey (1803) • Persuasion (1818) ◊ Persuasion (French) • Pride and…

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1955

Rulers: • Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1953-1961) • Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022) Events: • Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute (Williamstown) opened to the public. • William Faulkner (1897-1962): National Book Award (1951, 1955). • William Faulkner (1897-1962): Pulitzer Prize for Fiction…

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Fernand Léger

(1881–1955) Joseph Fernand Henri Léger The artist’s works: Nus dans la forêt 1909–1911 Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Essai pour trois portraits 1910–1911 Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee La fumée 1912 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo L’escalier, deuxième état 1914 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Nature morte à…

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1431

Rulers: • Juan II, King of Castile and León (1406-1454) Births: • Borgia, Rodrigo (1431-1503), Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) • Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Art: • Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455): Porta del Paradiso (1425-52) • Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475): San Giorgio e il drago…

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