February 18th
February 18, 1564
Michelangelo dies. He was one of the most famous and influential Italian Renaissance painters. He was also a sculptor, engineer and architect. His most famous works of art are The Statue of David and Creation of Adam.
February 18, 1883
Nikos Kazantzakis is born. He is considered to be the most important Greek writer as well as a great thinker of the 20th c. His works include Zorba the Greek, The Passion, Freedom or Death, The Last Temptation and many more.
February 18,1896
Dimitris Mitropoulos is born. He was an important Greek composer,conductor and pianist.
February 18,1929
The first Academy Awards are announced in Hollywood.
February 18, 1930
Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
February 18, 1930
Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed – wing aircraft and the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
February 18, 1954
The first church of Scientology is created in Los Angeles, California.
February 18, 1979
Snow falls in Sahara desert, perhaps it is the only time in recorded history.
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February 17th
February, 1673
Jean – Baptiste Poquelin, mainly known as Moliere dies. Moliere was a French playwright and is considered to be one of the greatest of the Western literature.Some of his best works are The Misanthrope, Tartuffe or the Hypocrite, The Imaginary Invalid and more.
February 17, 1901
600 people died from tuberculosis in Athens, Greece.
February 17, 1933
Newsweek magazine is published for the first time.
February 17, 1963
Micheal Jordan, the American basketball layer is born
February 17, 1978
The Troubles. The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, closed to Belfast. 12 people are killed and 30 are seriously injured.
February 17, 2008
Kosovo declares independence.
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February 16th
February 16, 1646
The battle of Torrington , Devon. The last great battle of the first English Civil War.
February 16, 1907
Angelos Terzakis is born. Terzakis was a significant figure of the greek literature. He wrote short stories, novels and plays. Some of his best known works are Princes Izambo, The Purple City, Without God, The Novel of the Four.
February 16, 1923
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
February 16, 1959
Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba after the dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown, January 1st.
Continue readingDavid Bowie – heroes
David Bowie (respect). A really really great musician who i like very much and i think many of you out there do too. In 1977 our dear David wrote a song along with Brian Eno, called ” Heroes”. At first the song was released as a single and later it was included at the “Heroes” album.
The song is about two lovers who meet each other at the wall of shame, the Berlin wall.
Bowie named the track after the song “Hero” by the German band Neu!
It is no doubt one of Bowie’s greatest hits although i personally believe he has written greater ones, in terms of musical and artistic value.
February 15th
February 15, 399
Socrates is sentenced to drink the conium.
February 15,1564
Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer and physicist, is born.
February 15, 1965
Nat King Cole (Nathaniel Adams Cole) dies. He was an American musician and a leading figure of the jazz music.
February 15, 1982
The Ocean Ranger, drilling rig, sinks due to a storm off the coast of Newfoundland and 84 rig workers are killed.
February 15, 2005
YouTube is launched in the United States.
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