Francesco Guardi
According to the Wiki, so many interesting things happened on this day in history!
421 – Venice, Italy is born at twelve o’clock noon, according to legend.
1306 – Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scotland. (I bet he was wearing a kilt…)
1655 – Saturn‘s largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
1811 – Percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism.
1911 – In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
From the amazing beauty of Venice, to the discovery of a planet millions of miles away, to the terrible tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, March 25 was a very busy day in history.
Some interesting people were born on this day as well…
1867 – Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor.
1908 – Sir David Lean, English film director.
1911 – Jack Ruby, killer of Lee Harvey Oswald.
1914 – Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize winner and American agriculturalist.
1934 – Gloria Steinem, American feminist and publisher.
1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer.
1947 – Elton John, English singer and songwriter.
1982 – Danica Patrick, American race car driver (now House knows when to send that birthday card).
And many more!
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