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#OnThisDay in 1802 Ludwig van Beethoven confessed his despair at the loss of his hearing in the Heiligenstadt Testament.
✍️ Mathew Lyons explains
On October 5, 2011, I saw an AP tweet saying Steve Jobs had died, checked it against Apple's own site, and went live and talked it through with all of you for over an hour. Fifteen years ago today.
Movies of the day (4/8)
🎬 Terrifier 2(2022)
🎬 Desire(2011)
🎬 20th Century Girl(2022)
🎬 Feed Me(2022)
© TMDB
#Terrifier2 #Desire #20thCenturyGirl #FeedMe #Comedy #Drama #Horror #Romance #Thriller #Movie #MovieOfTheDay #OnThisDay #TMDB
October 6
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`In 1853, October 6th, 7th, and 8th, the Fourth National Convention was held in Cleveland.`
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“History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I”
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28020
I note, in passing, on this day, in history … Dr. No (based on the novels by Ian Fleming) is released in Britain, and …
Manchester Monday 5th October 2026.
9V-SMC, Airbus A350-941, Singapore Airlines, rolling off Runway 05 Right after landing at Manchester Airport, 3rd May 2017, as seen from one of the South Side mounds. G-ZEBY, Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee F, at Manchester Barton, 23rd May 2015. G-BRLY, British Aerospace Advanced Turbo Prop (ATP), THT, on static display at the annual Woodford Air Show, 27th June 1992. F-BTSD, Aerospatiale Concorde 101, Air France, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990’s. G-BUDZ, Boeing 757-236, in basic Ambassador Airways colours but with Nation Air Canada titles and tail logo, taxiing out to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time between June and September 1992, as seen from the much-loved and much-missed terraces on top of Terminal 1 (or “The Terminal” as it was known back then!). G-APEM, Vickers 953C Merchantman, Air Bridge Carriers, in DHL livery, parked by the World Cargo Centre at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990’s. EI-JET, British Aerospace 146-200A, CityJet, taxiing to it’s gate on Pier B at Manchester Airport, some time between November 1994 and June 1996. G-BBAF, Lockheed L-1011-100 TriStar, Caledonian Airways, trying to hide behind a light pole while parked at a snowy Manchester Airport, some time in the mid-1990’s. G-DCIO, Douglas DC-10-30, British Airways, heading out to Runway 24 on it’s way to New York, some time in the 1990’s.On This Day 5th October 1996.
HB-IZK, Saab 2000, CrossAir, in a special advertising livery for The Phantom Of The Opera, at Geneva Cointrin, 5th October 1996.
Greater Feast of Sylvia Beach, died October 5, 1962 at Paris, France https://hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/sylvia-beach #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
#TDIM #OnThisDay #BOTD #Music 🎂
Kevin Olusola, musician, Pentatonix, 1988
Nicola Roberts, singer, Girls Aloud, 1985
Gawain Erland Cooper, musician/composer/producer, 1984
Paul Thomas, bass, Good Charlotte, 1980
James Valentine, guitar, Maroon 5, 1978
Kele Le Roc, singer, 1975
Tom Brislin, keyboards/vocals/songwriter/producer, Meat Loaf & others, 1973
Dave Dederer, guitar/vocals, The Presidents of the United States of America, 1964
David Bryson, guitar, Counting Crows, 1961
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#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of Radhanath Sikdar (1813) - Indian #Mathematician who is best known for calculating the height of #MountEverest.
Today is World #TeachersDay.
The first “official” version of #Linux was released to the public. 🐧 <(^) <(") ('v')
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
#35YearsofLinux #CakeDay #Distro #FLOSS #GNUplusLinux #Kernel #LinusTorvalds #Linux1991 #OnThisDay #OS #RMS #TuxTurns35
October 5
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`“The honorable secretary of war expresses to me his congratulations to General Miles and yourself, upon the important success achieved by the capture of Joseph’s band of Nez Perces on October 5th.`
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“Then and Now; or, Thirty-Six Years in the Rockies” by Robert Vaughn
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47334
I note, in passing, on this day, in history … the Coverdale Bible compiled by Myles Coverdale (based mostly on translations by William Tyndale) is printed, the Gregorian Calendar is introduced.
Greater Feast of Teresa of Ávila, died October 4, 1582 at Alba de Tormes, Crown of Castile https://hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/teresa-of-avila #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
🦅🔥 Funfact: Das war damals der erste Heimsieg in einem internationalen Wettbewerb seit 1680 Tagen!
#SGE #OnThisDay
#TDIM #OnThisDay #BOTD #Music 🎂
Barbara Kooyman AKA Barbara K, singer/songwriter/guitar, Timbuk 3, 1958
Jim Fielder, bass, Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1947
Lloyd Green, (session) steel guitar, for many, 1937
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#TDIM #OnThisDay #BOTD #Music 🎂
Leigh-Anne Pinnock, singer, Little Mix, 1991
Shontelle Layne, singer/songwriter, 1985
Elena "Lena" Katina, singer, t.A.T.u., 1984
Richard Reed Parry, musician/composer/producer, Arcade Fire, 1977
Neil Sims, percussion/vocals, Catherine Wheel, 1965
Tim Palmer, producer, for many, 1962
Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez AKA Jon Secada, singer/songwriter/producer, 1961
Chris Lowe, musician/singer/songwriter/producer, Pet Shop Boys, 1959
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October 4
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`The following paragraph is from the _Loyal London Mercury_, October 4, 1682:—`
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“London in the Time of the Stuarts” by Walter Besant
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59782
Movies of the day (4/8)
🎬 Dead Bride(2022)
🎬 The Outlaws(2017)
🎬 Love Reset(2023)
🎬 The Big Boss(1971)
© TMDB
#DeadBride #TheOutlaws #LoveReset #TheBigBoss #Action #Comedy #Crime #Horror #Romance #Thriller #Movie #MovieOfTheDay #OnThisDay #TMDB
Movies of the day (4/8)
🎬 Dead Bride(2022)
🎬 The Outlaws(2017)
🎬 Love Reset(2023)
🎬 The Big Boss(1971)
© TMDB
#DeadBride #TheOutlaws #LoveReset #TheBigBoss #Action #Comedy #Crime #Horror #Romance #Thriller #Movie #MovieOfTheDay #OnThisDay #TMDB
I note, in passing, on this day, in history … Mark Antony and Octavian fight Brutus and Cassius at Philippi, and Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg is found to be not obscene.
3 octobre 1927 : Naissance de l’artiste inuite canadienne Kinuajuak Asivak.
Internationalement reconnue, elle fait figure de pionnière dans l’art inuit moderne.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinuajuak_Asivak
🎆 THE NIGHT A NATION BECAME ONE AGAIN
October 3
In 1990, the two Germanys officially merged — East and West, separated for forty-five years by a wall that had run right through the heart of Berlin. That night, hundreds of thousands poured into the streets and across the Brandenburg Gate, flags and confetti in the cold autumn air, as the Reichstag's dome glowed above a city finally whole again. It was the end of the Cold War's sharpest scar, and the beginning of a single Germany.
This post is 100% AI generated.
#OnThisDay #History #AIart #GenerativeAI #CinematicRealism #GermanReunification #Berlin
Movies of the day (4/8)
🎬 Gravity(2013)
🎬 Left Behind(2014)
🎬 Sniper: Ultimate Kill(2017)
🎬 Commando(1985)
© TMDB
#Gravity #LeftBehind #SniperUltimateKill #Commando #Action #Adventure #Drama #ScienceFiction #Thriller #Movie #MovieOfTheDay #OnThisDay #TMDB
Movies of the day (4/8)
🎬 Gravity(2013)
🎬 Left Behind(2014)
🎬 Sniper: Ultimate Kill(2017)
🎬 Commando(1985)
© TMDB
#Gravity #LeftBehind #SniperUltimateKill #Commando #Action #Adventure #Drama #ScienceFiction #Thriller #Movie #MovieOfTheDay #OnThisDay #TMDB
Le 3 octobre correspond à la fête nationale allemande.
Appelée « Jour de l’Unité allemande », elle commémore le jour anniversaire de la réunification de l’Allemagne de l’Ouest (RFA) et de l’Allemagne de l’Est (RDA) du 3 octobre 1990.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jour_de_l%27Unit%C3%A9_allemande
Greater Feast of William Morris, died October 3, 1896 at Hammersmith, England https://hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/william-morris #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
