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LOLA MONTEZMARIA 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
ALFRED CORTOT / LUSCHERALFRED CORTOT Swiss-born pianist and conductor. Date: 1877 - 1962
Aloys Senefelder - ChereauAloys Senefelder (1771 - 1834) - Prague-born German inventor of lithography, depicted in his workshop demonstrating his process
CLEVELAND / CATHERINE / MOTEDUCHESS OF CLEVELAND Born - Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope. Playing with her hair with a dog on her lap. Date: 1819 - 1901
GALILEO / CHURCH OF PISAGalileo in a church in Pisa, Italy, where he was born
VESALE DISSECTS CORPSEAndre Vesale, an anatomist, born in Brussels, dissects a corpse. Date: circa 1530
JOSEPH CONRAD Polish-born writer, in 1922 Date: 1857 - 1924
Mary of Modena FleesMary of Modena, queen of James II, flees to France clutching her new-born son James (subsequently the Old Pretender). Date: 1688
Book sale at Sothebys auction house, LondonA 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
Comtesse de Segur, French writerComtesse de Segur, nee Sophie Rostopchine, French writer, born in Russia, best known for Les Malheurs de Sophie, first published 1859. Date: 1799 - 1874
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
King Theodores monumentTheodore I of Corsica (born Theodor Stephan Freiherr von Neuhoff) was buried in the graveyard of St Annes Church, Soho in central London
Bishop ButlerBishop 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
New born Hereford calfA Hereford cow with her newly born calf. The calf is still wet and sits on the ground looking dazed. Staffordshire Date: 1989
Farmer with lambsStaffordshire farmer Gordon Blakemore, now deceased, with two spring lambs in the back of his Landrover. First published The Times Date: 1992
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
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
Monument in memory of Uncle Tom - Rev. Josiah HensonMonument erected in memory of abolitionist, minister and author Rev. Josiah Henson - born into Slavery in 1789 in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland
Beethovens Birthplace, Bonn, Germany. Date: circa 1930s
Birthplace of General D MacArthur - Little Rock, ArkansasThe 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)
Birth of Princess Margaret - Interested villagers of Glamis gathering outside the post Office to see/read the first bulletin
Hylan Booker - American dress designerHylan Booker, Detroid-born American dress designer, seen here with one of his models. Date: 1966
Lady Elise Isabelle Watts FRGS (nee Simonau, 1863-1930), Belgian-born artist. Date: 1925
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
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
Bottlenose Dolphin - recently born calf and mother - milking (Tursiops truncatus). Oltremare lagoon Riccione Italy. The pregnancy lasted 54 weeks
Bottlenose Dolphin - giving birth - showing new-born having just been delivered (Tursiops truncatus). Oltremare lagoon Riccione Italy. The pregnancy lasted 54 weeks
Elizabeth von Arnim, Countess Russell (1866 - 1941), Australian-born British novelist, author of Elizabeth and her German Garden. Date: 1931
Paul Morphy, ChessPAUL MORPHY American chess player, born in New Orleans, considered the worlds greatest player before mental instability checkmated his career. Date: 1837 - 1884
Heinrich Jost1889-1948. 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
Paul Renner1878-1956. Typeface designer, notably Futura, born in Wernigerode, Germany and died in Hgen 1937
Robert Hales, the Norfolk GiantRobert Hales, born May 2nd 1820 became known as the Norfolk Giant. He was 7 feet 6 inches in height and weighed 33 stone
Giacomo PoroGIACOMO PORO from Genoa, born with an extraordinary twin which he exhibited in London in 1714
Shepherds and AngelsHeavenly armies of angels sing glory to the New-born King while the shepherds spread the good news of his birth
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
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
Esther Bruce & neighbour celebrating the CoronationEsther 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
Portrait of Pope Gregory XV (1554-1623). Engraving by PeterPope Gregory XV (1554-1623). Born Alessandro Ludovisi. Engraving by Peter Isselburg (1580-ca.1630). Colored
Johann Christian Bauer (1802-1867). Born in Hanau, Germany. Type designer, punchcutter, and founder of the Bauer Type Foundry in 1837. Date: Date unknown
Paseo de Born - Palma de Majorca, SpainThe Paseo de Born - Palma de Majorca, Spain. Date: circa 1920
Anna Magnan (1909 - 1973), Italian film actress, born in Egypt
Pola Negri (Appolonia Chalupek) (1897 - 1987), Polish-born actress who went to Hollywood in the 1920s and was successful in silent films
SA Waksman - COL LithSelman Abraham Waksman (1888 - 1973) American biochemist, born in Russia
14th Marquess WinchesterCaptain Matthew WEBB, who on 24 August 1875 was the first person to swim the English Channel Date: 1848 - 1883
Maxim Gorky / SorrentoMAXIM GORKY Russian writer (born Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov) at Sorrento in 1868 Date: 1868 - 1936
Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2013), (Joan de Havilland) British-born actress in American films; sister of Olivia
Two-Headed BoyTwo-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