Category: Phrase & Fables
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Louise Mack
World War I journalist and the first woman war correspondent in Belgium, writer Louise Mack was born on October 10, 1870. Monday. Her book A Woman’s Experience in the Great War is available at that link on Project Gutenberg.
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Henry Cavendish
Philosopher, physicist, and chemist, Henry Cavendish was born on October 10, 1731. Wednesday. He is credited with the discovery of hydrogen gas, the most abundant element in our universe. Unless we ever find out what dark matter is.
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Catalina Micaela of Spain
Catalina Micaela of Spain was born on October 10, 1567, second daughter of King of Spain Philip II. Friday.
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Mary of Waltham
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany, daughter of King Edward III, was born on October 10, 1344. Sunday. It was a leap year.
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Tiberius Gemellus
Tiberius Gemellus, son of Drusus Julius Caesar and Claudia Livia Julia, adopted son of Caligula, and grandson of Emperor Tiberius and Drusus the Elder, was born on October 10th, 19 A.D. Because I was curious, I looked it up, and it was a Tuesday. His birthday stood out because I have been reading a lot of Greek mythology, and novels based on the story of Achilles in the Trojan War. I know the birth year of Tiberius Gemellus was quite far away from antiquity, but I will recommend two of the novels nonetheless: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker.
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Shirley Booth
Actress Shirley Booth was born on August 30, 1898. She starred as the title character on a show Hazel from 1961 until 1966. I have never seen this show, but first impressions: if Alice from The Brady Bunch had her own spin off; costumes look spot on; and the early 60’s were a much simpler time for writing compelling television shows.
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Isaac Levitan
Isaac Levitan. Portrait by Valentin Serov (1893)Artist Isaac Levitan was born on August 30, 1860 in Russia.
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JH van ‘t Hoff Jr
Winner of the first Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1901, Jacobus Henricus van ‘t Hoff Jr was born on August 30, 1852.
