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#Bornonthisday in 1903 was William Grover-Williams. Winner of the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix in 1929. Also won the French GP in 28 and 29 and the Belgian GP. After retiring from racing he became a ‘Gentlemen of Leisure’ dividing his time between Paris and the French Riviera (as you do).
January 16, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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#HappyBirthday to the Wonson twins, #bornonthisday in Gloucester in 1843! William Newman Sawyer Wonson & Samuel Giles Wonson IV’s family members include the first lighthouse keeper at Eastern Point & important players in the 19th century fisheries.
January 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Ernest Thesiger, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1879, in London
In ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ (1935)
January 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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#botd #bornonthisday #IvorCutler. Ease yourself into the afternoon with this beautiful melody. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX8X...
The Man with the Trembly Nose
YouTube video by Ivor Cutler - Topic
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January 15, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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American photographer Garry Winogrand was born in Bronx, New York, New York on this date (1/14) in 1928.

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#Photography #BornOnThisDay #photographertostudy
Photographer Garry Winograndwas born in Bronx, New York, New Yorkon 1/14/1928
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Berthe Morisot, Painter, #BornOnThisDay in 1841, in Bourges, France

‘Woman and Child in a Meadow at Bougival’ (1882), National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Berthe Morisot’s ‘Woman and Child in a Meadow at Bougival’ (1882), National Museum Wales, Cardiff
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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Henri Fantin-Latour, Painter, Lithographer, #BornOnThisDay in 1836, in Grenoble, France

‘A Basket of Roses’ (1890), National Gallery, London
Henri Fantin-Latour’s ‘A Basket of Roses’ (1890), National Gallery, London (Also seen on the cover of 1983’s ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’)
January 14, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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#OnThisDay #Signalboost #BornOnThisDay #HalRoach #BornThisDay
January 14, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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Joe Pass, Jazz Guitarist, #BornOnThisDay in 1929, in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Joe Pass
January 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Kay Francis, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1905, in Oklahoma City
In ‘The House on 56th Street’ (1933)
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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“Do you know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes look like, they're still the same, piss-holes in the snow.”

#BornOnThisDay British star Ian Hendry (1931-1984) seen here in the great British gangster film Get Carter (1971). #BOTD #FilmNoir #NeoNoir
January 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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#BornOnThisDay Dorothy Green (1920-2008) star of #FilmNoir titles such as The Big Heat (1953) and (pictured below with Robert Vaughn) No Time to Be Young (1957). #BOTD
January 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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John Singer Sargent, Artist, #BornOnThisDay in 1856, in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany

‘Gertrude Kingston’ (c. 1909), King’s College, Cambridge
John Singer Sargent’s ‘Gertrude Kingston’ (c. 1909), King’s College, Cambridge
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of a Young Woman with a Turban ("La Schiava Turca")
1530s
Galleria nazionale di Parma
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of a Collector
ca. 1523
National Gallery, London
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Lorenzo Cybo (1500-1549)
1524
Statens Museum for Kunst
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of a Young Woman
ca. 1530
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Camilla #Gonzaga, Countess of San Secondo, and Her Three Sons
1535-7
Museo del Prado
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of a Young Woman ("Antea")
ca. 1530-5
Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of a Man with a Book
ca. 1524
York Art Gallery
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Pier Maria III de' Rossi (1504-47)
1535-8
Museo del Prado
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Italian condottiero Gian Galeazzo Sanvitale (1496-1550)
1529
Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of a Man (Condottiere Malatesta Baglioni?)
ca. 1527-8
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of a Man with a Book
1525-6
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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#FrancescoMazzola (1503-40)who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
ca. 1523-4
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
#Parmigianino #Mazzola
January 11, 2026 at 1:23 PM