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1850: Marie Tussaud – the Famous Wax Sculptor

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1850: Marie Tussaud – the Famous Wax Sculptor

Marie Tussaud, the famous wax sculptor, died on this day in 1850. There are many wax museums named after ...

Marie Tussaud, the famous wax sculptor, died on this day in 1850. There are many wax museums named after her in world cities, and they are a kind of tourist attraction. It is interesting to note that ...

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1964: Sydney Poitier Becomes the First African American to Win the Oscar for a Leading Role

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1964: Sydney Poitier Becomes the First African American to Win the Oscar for a Leading Role

Early Life and Childhood Sydney Poitier was born on 20 February 1927 in Miami, Florida during his parents ...

Early Life and Childhood Sydney Poitier was born on 20 February 1927 in Miami, Florida during his parents’ short visit to the city. Originally, he was a native of the Cat Island, the Bahamas, where he ...

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1973: All Picasso’s Paintings together could be Worth Hundreds of Billions of Dollars

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1973: All Picasso’s Paintings together could be Worth Hundreds of Billions of Dollars

On this day, Pablo Picasso, one of the most famous artists of all time, died at the age of 91. He died i ...

On this day, Pablo Picasso, one of the most famous artists of all time, died at the age of 91. He died in the French town of Mougins in Provence, six kilometers from the Côte d'Azur. This place is lo ...

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1987: Van Gogh’s Sunflowers Sold for over $39 Million

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1987: Van Gogh’s Sunflowers Sold for over $39 Million

In 1987, on this day, the birthday of the famous painter Van Gogh, his painting Still Life - Vase with Fi ...

In 1987, on this day, the birthday of the famous painter Van Gogh, his painting Still Life - Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers was sold for what was then the record price of 39,921,750 dollars. The buyer w ...

March 30, 2020
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1827: Was Beethoven Poisoned by his own Physician?

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1827: Was Beethoven Poisoned by his own Physician?

The famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven died on this day in Vienna at the age of only 56. While he was d ...

The famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven died on this day in Vienna at the age of only 56. While he was dying, a thunderstorm reportedly raged over Vienna. The exact cause of Beethoven’s death still r ...

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1895: The Father of Parisian “High Fashion” was an Englishman

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1895: The Father of Parisian “High Fashion” was an Englishman

This day in Paris in 1895 marked the death of the famed Charles Frederick Worth, the man who can be consi ...

This day in Paris in 1895 marked the death of the famed Charles Frederick Worth, the man who can be considered the creator of French “high fashion” (French: Haute Couture). ...

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1803: The Author of Dangerous Liaisons and Inventor of the Explosive Shell

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1803: The Author of Dangerous Liaisons and Inventor of the Explosive Shell

The author of Dangerous Liaisons (French: Les Liaisons Dangereuses), one of the most famous novels of the ...

The author of Dangerous Liaisons (French: Les Liaisons Dangereuses), one of the most famous novels of the 18th century, died on this day at the age of 61. There are many film adaptations of this novel ...

September 05, 2019
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1778: Why is the Famous Milan Opera House Called “Scala”?

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1778: Why is the Famous Milan Opera House Called “Scala”?

This day marked the solemn opening of one of the most famous opera houses in the world, the “Scala” in Mi ...

This day marked the solemn opening of one of the most famous opera houses in the world, the “Scala” in Milan. Its original name was “Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala“, which could be translated as ...

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