White nights in the Baltic Capitals and Helsinki I have just come back from the tour in four of the most Eastern countries in Europe: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland. Their capitals are highly individual in character and show an extraordinary wealth of historical buildings. Vilnius (Lithuania’s capital) is famous for the baroque architecture in… Read More White Nights in the Baltic Capitals and Helsinki
Victoria (1819 –1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. Her coronation took place on 28 June 1838 at Westminster Abbey. Her reign of 63 years and seven months, which was longer than that of any other British monarch, is known as the Victorian… Read More June 28, 1838 : Coronation of Queen Victoria
Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian. He is considered the first art historian because he invented the genre of the encyclopedia of artistic biographies with his “Le Vite de’ più eccellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori italiani – Lives of the Most Eminent… Read More Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574)
25 June 1678 : Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia ( 1646 – 1684) was the first woman to receive an academic degree from a university: she was awarded a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Padua. She had applied for a doctoral degree in theology, but the Church had objected to the official legitimation of a… Read More 25 June 1678 : The First Woman Who Graduated
On 23 June 1978, in Jamaica, there was the first edition of Reggae Sunsplash, an original concert festival which began at dusk and continued until dawn for seven days. It attracted people from all over the globe to enjoy multiple days/nights of reggae music and was defined the “biggest Reggae festival in the… Read More Reggae Sunsplash Festival
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born on July 1, (which was June 21, Old Style), 1646 and died in 1716. He was a German philosopher, mathematician, and political adviser, important both as a metaphysician and as a logician. His prominent place in the history of mathematics is due to his invention of the differential and… Read More Leibniz
I love reading & adore travelling. Tomorrow morning I’ll be leaving from Milan (Italy) with a group of friends. Here is our itinerary:
Wallis Simpson [Bessie Wallis Warfield] was born on June 19, 1896 (and died in 1986) The double-divorcee American caused King Edward VIII to abdicate his throne in order to marry her. Edward was the first and the only British Monarch so far who abdicated voluntarily. His brother was proclaimed King George VI on 12th of… Read More June 19: Happy Birthday, Wallis!
Marina was a Christian saint of Byzantine Syria, in the area now part of Lebanon, who lived in the 6th century She was the daughter of wealthy Christian parents. Her mother died while she was very young and her father, a pious man, decided to renounce the world and leave for the Monastery. To remain… Read More June 18: Saint Marina the Monk
Today is Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday – the second in the year. Yes, the monarch celebrates her birthday twice: although she was born on April 21 1926, her “official” birthday, marked by the “Trooping the Colour” ceremony, has taken place today, June 17. The tradition to commemorate in the summer was started by… Read More Queen Elizabeth’s second birthday
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