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Wife of Three Famous Artists and Lover of the Fourth – 1964

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Wife of Three Famous Artists and Lover of the Fourth – 1964

The well-known Alma Mahler was married, one after the other, to composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter ...

The well-known Alma Mahler was married, one after the other, to composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius (founder of the Bauhaus movement), and finally writer Franz Werfel. In the meantime, sh ...

December 11, 2019
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1953: Ethnic Origin of Actor John Malkovich

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1953: Ethnic Origin of Actor John Malkovich

A famous American actor of Croatian, Scottish, and German origin – John Malkovich – celebrates his birthd ...

A famous American actor of Croatian, Scottish, and German origin – John Malkovich – celebrates his birthday today. He was born in the small town of Christopher in the U.S. state of Illinois, but his f ...

December 09, 2019
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1980: John Lennon Killed with Four Bullets to the Back

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1980: John Lennon Killed with Four Bullets to the Back

On this day the 25-year-old Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon in New York. The murder took place in f ...

On this day the 25-year-old Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon in New York. The murder took place in front of the famous Dakota apartment building, where Lennon and Yoko Ono lived, and which is loc ...

December 08, 2019
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1943:Singer Jim Morrison was the Son of an Admiral and had an IQ of 149

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1943:Singer Jim Morrison was the Son of an Admiral and had an IQ of 149

On this day singer Jim Morrison, of parents of Irish and Scottish descent, was born in Florida. Interesti ...

On this day singer Jim Morrison, of parents of Irish and Scottish descent, was born in Florida. Interestingly, his father was an admiral in the U.S. Navy, who commanded the naval forces during the esc ...

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1901: The Origins of Walt Disney

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1901: The Origins of Walt Disney

On this day is the anniversary of Walt Disney’s birth. He was born in Chicago to an Irish father. It is i ...

On this day is the anniversary of Walt Disney’s birth. He was born in Chicago to an Irish father. It is interesting that the surname Disney comes from the French d’Isigny, after the town Isigny in Nor ...

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1791: The Mysterious Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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1791: The Mysterious Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

On this day, at 1:00 am, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died under mysterious circumstances, at the age of only ...

On this day, at 1:00 am, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died under mysterious circumstances, at the age of only 35 years. A short time before his death, Mozart was suffering from an unknown illness. Till the ...

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1814: Who was the Real Marquis de Sade?

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1814: Who was the Real Marquis de Sade?

Marquis de Sade, after whose name the word sadism derived, died on this day. He was a descendant of an ol ...

Marquis de Sade, after whose name the word sadism derived, died on this day. He was a descendant of an old French noble family, which originated back from the Middle Ages. Such families the French cal ...

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1900: Oscar Wilde Dies a Catholic

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1900: Oscar Wilde Dies a Catholic

The famous artist Oscar Wilde died on this day. He was very controversial during his life, and remained f ...

The famous artist Oscar Wilde died on this day. He was very controversial during his life, and remained famous for his artistic genius, as well as for his unusual personality. Today there is practical ...

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