24 February The literary calendar
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Born on this day 04
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John Burgoyne1722 · Sutton British general and playwright (1722–1792) -
Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne1749 · Brook Street British noble -
Violet Fane1843 · Littlehampton British writer (1843-1905) -
Rupert Holmes1947 · Northwich British-American composer and singer-songwriter and playwright
Thought for the day
[T]he onset of Bayonets in the hands of the Valiant is irresistible. The Enemy, convinced of this truth, place their whole dependance in Entrenchments and Rifle pieces. It will be our Glory and preservation to storm where possible.
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Photo credits
- John Burgoyne: Joshua Reynolds, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne: John Cox Dillman Engleheart, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Violet Fane: Sheetaldavis, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Rupert Holmes: Infinity Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby: Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Archibald Clavering Gunter: Published by Hurst and Company, NY, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Brian Stableford: Lionel Allorge, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized