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Background imageBorn Collection: Maureen OHara

Maureen OHara
maureen, ohara, performing, artists, entertainment, irish, born, american, actress, singer, 10081203

Background imageBorn Collection: LOLA MONTEZ

LOLA MONTEZ
MARIA DOLORES ELIZA ROSEANNA GILBERT, known as LOLA MONTEZ (1818 - 1861), American dancer and adventuress, born in Ireland - seen here in traditional Spanish costume Date: 1847

Background imageBorn Collection: ALFRED CORTOT / LUSCHER

ALFRED CORTOT / LUSCHER
ALFRED CORTOT Swiss-born pianist and conductor. Date: 1877 - 1962

Background imageBorn Collection: Aloys Senefelder - Chereau

Aloys Senefelder - Chereau
Aloys Senefelder (1771 - 1834) - Prague-born German inventor of lithography, depicted in his workshop demonstrating his process

Background imageBorn Collection: CLEVELAND / CATHERINE / MOTE

CLEVELAND / CATHERINE / MOTE
DUCHESS OF CLEVELAND Born - Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope. Playing with her hair with a dog on her lap. Date: 1819 - 1901

Background imageBorn Collection: GALILEO / CHURCH OF PISA

GALILEO / CHURCH OF PISA
Galileo in a church in Pisa, Italy, where he was born

Background imageBorn Collection: VESALE DISSECTS CORPSE

VESALE DISSECTS CORPSE
Andre Vesale, an anatomist, born in Brussels, dissects a corpse. Date: circa 1530

Background imageBorn Collection: JOSEPH CONRAD

JOSEPH CONRAD Polish-born writer, in 1922 Date: 1857 - 1924

Background imageBorn Collection: Mary of Modena Flees

Mary of Modena Flees
Mary of Modena, queen of James II, flees to France clutching her new-born son James (subsequently the Old Pretender). Date: 1688

Background imageBorn Collection: Book sale at Sothebys auction house, London

Book sale at Sothebys auction house, London
A book sale taking place at Sothebys auction house, London. Mr Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), the German-born British bookseller and collector, is seated just in front of the auctioneers desk

Background imageBorn Collection: Comtesse de Segur, French writer

Comtesse de Segur, French writer
Comtesse de Segur, nee Sophie Rostopchine, French writer, born in Russia, best known for Les Malheurs de Sophie, first published 1859. Date: 1799 - 1874

Background imageBorn Collection: Cartoon, A Wilde Idea (Oscar Wilde)

Cartoon, A Wilde Idea (Oscar Wilde)
Cartoon, A Wilde Idea -- Oscar Wilde, Irish-born playwright, depicted as a French soldier (a reference to the fact that he first wrote his controversial play, Salome, in French). Date: 1892

Background imageBorn Collection: King Theodores monument

King Theodores monument
Theodore I of Corsica (born Theodor Stephan Freiherr von Neuhoff) was buried in the graveyard of St Annes Church, Soho in central London

Background imageBorn Collection: Bishop Butler

Bishop Butler
Bishop Joseph Butler (1692-1752). Born in Wantage, of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). He is best known for his critique of Deism, Thomas Hobbess egoism, and John Lockes theory of personal identity

Background imageBorn Collection: New born Hereford calf

New born Hereford calf
A Hereford cow with her newly born calf. The calf is still wet and sits on the ground looking dazed. Staffordshire Date: 1989

Background imageBorn Collection: Farmer with lambs

Farmer with lambs
Staffordshire farmer Gordon Blakemore, now deceased, with two spring lambs in the back of his Landrover. First published The Times Date: 1992

Background imageBorn Collection: As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Bro?

As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Bro?
As Flown by Test-Pilot Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown, Cbe, Dsc, Afc, Fraes, Rn (Born 21 January 1919) Former Royal-Navy Officer

Background imageBorn Collection: Australian Born Test-Pilot and Pioneer Sqn Ldr Herbert (?

Australian Born Test-Pilot and Pioneer Sqn Ldr Herbert (?
Australian Born Test-Pilot and Pioneer Sqn Ldr Herbert (Bert) John Louis Hinkler Afc, Dsm Date: 1930s

Background imageBorn Collection: Monument in memory of Uncle Tom - Rev. Josiah Henson

Monument in memory of Uncle Tom - Rev. Josiah Henson
Monument erected in memory of abolitionist, minister and author Rev. Josiah Henson - born into Slavery in 1789 in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland

Background imageBorn Collection: Beethovens Birthplace, Bonn, Germany

Beethovens Birthplace, Bonn, Germany. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBorn Collection: Birthplace of General D MacArthur - Little Rock, Arkansas

Birthplace of General D MacArthur - Little Rock, Arkansas
The Old Arsenal Building at Little Rock, Arkansas, USA(now The Museum of Natural History and Antiquities) - Birthplace (in 1880) of General Douglas MacArthur (inset portrait photograph)

Background imageBorn Collection: Birth of Princess Margaret - Interested villagers of Glamis

Birth of Princess Margaret - Interested villagers of Glamis gathering outside the post Office to see/read the first bulletin

Background imageBorn Collection: Hylan Booker - American dress designer

Hylan Booker - American dress designer
Hylan Booker, Detroid-born American dress designer, seen here with one of his models. Date: 1966

Background imageBorn Collection: Lady Elise Isabelle Watts

Lady Elise Isabelle Watts FRGS (nee Simonau, 1863-1930), Belgian-born artist. Date: 1925

Background imageBorn Collection: Edwardian lady in garden

Edwardian lady in garden identified as Edith Battersby at her home in Stockport. She was born in 1884 so would have been in her late teens at this time Date: 1902

Background imageBorn Collection: The Borne Market (Mercat del Born) of Barcelona

The Borne Market (Mercat del Born) of Barcelona next to the church of Santa Maria del Mar, c. 1775. Early Modern Era. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Barcelona City History Museum

Background imageBorn Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - recently born calf and mother

Bottlenose Dolphin - recently born calf and mother - milking (Tursiops truncatus). Oltremare lagoon Riccione Italy. The pregnancy lasted 54 weeks

Background imageBorn Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - giving birth - showing new-born

Bottlenose Dolphin - giving birth - showing new-born having just been delivered (Tursiops truncatus). Oltremare lagoon Riccione Italy. The pregnancy lasted 54 weeks

Background imageBorn Collection: Elizabeth von Arnim

Elizabeth von Arnim, Countess Russell (1866 - 1941), Australian-born British novelist, author of Elizabeth and her German Garden. Date: 1931

Background imageBorn Collection: Paul Morphy, Chess

Paul Morphy, Chess
PAUL MORPHY American chess player, born in New Orleans, considered the worlds greatest player before mental instability checkmated his career. Date: 1837 - 1884

Background imageBorn Collection: Heinrich Jost

Heinrich Jost
1889-1948. Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Typographer, graphic designer and type designer inc: Fraktur (1925), Atrax (1926), Bauer Bodoni (1926), Aeterna (1927), Beton (193036) 1937

Background imageBorn Collection: Paul Renner

Paul Renner
1878-1956. Typeface designer, notably Futura, born in Wernigerode, Germany and died in Hgen 1937

Background imageBorn Collection: Robert Hales, the Norfolk Giant

Robert Hales, the Norfolk Giant
Robert Hales, born May 2nd 1820 became known as the Norfolk Giant. He was 7 feet 6 inches in height and weighed 33 stone

Background imageBorn Collection: Giacomo Poro

Giacomo Poro
GIACOMO PORO from Genoa, born with an extraordinary twin which he exhibited in London in 1714

Background imageBorn Collection: Shepherds and Angels

Shepherds and Angels
Heavenly armies of angels sing glory to the New-born King while the shepherds spread the good news of his birth

Background imageBorn Collection: Esther Bruce & Kathy Joyce in Brighton

Esther Bruce & Kathy Joyce in Brighton. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham, London to a Guyanese father & an English mother

Background imageBorn Collection: Esther Bruce in Fulham, London

Esther Bruce in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham, London to a Guyanese father & an English mother

Background imageBorn Collection: Esther Bruce & neighbour celebrating the Coronation

Esther Bruce & neighbour celebrating the Coronation
Esther Bruce & her neighbour Mrs Bennett celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham

Background imageBorn Collection: Portrait of Pope Gregory XV (1554-1623). Engraving by Peter

Portrait of Pope Gregory XV (1554-1623). Engraving by Peter
Pope Gregory XV (1554-1623). Born Alessandro Ludovisi. Engraving by Peter Isselburg (1580-ca.1630). Colored

Background imageBorn Collection: Johann Christian Bauer

Johann Christian Bauer (1802-1867). Born in Hanau, Germany. Type designer, punchcutter, and founder of the Bauer Type Foundry in 1837. Date: Date unknown

Background imageBorn Collection: Paseo de Born - Palma de Majorca, Spain

Paseo de Born - Palma de Majorca, Spain
The Paseo de Born - Palma de Majorca, Spain. Date: circa 1920

Background imageBorn Collection: Anna Magnan

Anna Magnan (1909 - 1973), Italian film actress, born in Egypt

Background imageBorn Collection: Pola Negri

Pola Negri (Appolonia Chalupek) (1897 - 1987), Polish-born actress who went to Hollywood in the 1920s and was successful in silent films

Background imageBorn Collection: SA Waksman - COL Lith

SA Waksman - COL Lith
Selman Abraham Waksman (1888 - 1973) American biochemist, born in Russia

Background imageBorn Collection: 14th Marquess Winchester

14th Marquess Winchester
Captain Matthew WEBB, who on 24 August 1875 was the first person to swim the English Channel Date: 1848 - 1883

Background imageBorn Collection: Maxim Gorky / Sorrento

Maxim Gorky / Sorrento
MAXIM GORKY Russian writer (born Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov) at Sorrento in 1868 Date: 1868 - 1936

Background imageBorn Collection: Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2013), (Joan de Havilland) British-born actress in American films; sister of Olivia

Background imageBorn Collection: Two-Headed Boy

Two-Headed Boy
Two-headed boy, five years old, born in Turin, Italy in 1877 : each is a distinct individual, and controls his own arm and leg; both are friendly and intelligent Date: 1882



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