Father of modern Turkish poetry, Tevfik Fikret died 1915
On August 19, 1915 the father of modern Turkish poetry, Tevfik Fikret died in Istanbul. In attempting to define a new literature, Tevfik Fikret and his contemporaries often wrote in an […]
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Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian poet was born Aug. 20 1901
Nobel Prize poet Salvatore Quasimodo was born August 20, 1901 in Modica, Sicily. ...the birth of a poet is always a threat to the existing cultural order Salvatore 1959 Salvatore […]
Stadtpark, Austria’s 1st public park
Vienna opened Stadtpark, Austria's first public park, August 21, 1862. Designed by Vienna's first city gardener, Rudolph Siebeck, in 1861 using original plans by Joseph Selleny Stadtpark Vienna and Botanic […]
Irish hero Michael Collins killed in a roadside ambush Aug. 22 1922
Michael Collins, Irish Republic revolutionary, soldier & politician was assassinated in a roadside ambush on August 22, 1922. Collins was central figure in the Irish fight for independence from British […]
Iraqi poet Nazik Al-Malaika born Aug 22, 1923
Nazik Al-Malaika, one of Iraq's great modern poets, was born August 22, 1923 in Baghdad. Al-Malaika was an anomaly in her society, and her legacy as a poet resulted from […]
Irish painter Paul Henry died August 24, 1958
Irish landscape painter Paul Henry died August 24, 1958 in Bray, Ireland. “Cezanne and Van Gogh saw clearly because they had cast aside all the theories and prejudices of the […]
The Great Moon Hoax of 1835
On August 25, 1835, New York City was shaken by the New York Sun's Great Moon Hoax. The Sun ran a 6 part satirical series about discoveries on the moon, […]
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek died Aug. 26 1723
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the "Master of Fleas and Father of Microbiology" died August 26, 1723. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) naturalist Issued by the Dutch post office in 1937 Designed by […]
Italian writer Cesare Pavese died Aug. 27 1950
Italian writer, poet, translator, publisher and critic Cesare Pavese committed suicide August 27, 1950. ... the greatest and most influential Italian intellectuals of the 20th century. Cesare Pavese: life and […]
Umberto Giordano born 1867
Italian composer Umberto Giordano was born in Foggia, Apulia, Italy on August 28, 1867. Birth Centenary of Umberto Giordano (1867-1948) Issued in 1967 by Italy Today Giordano is remembered for […]
Composer Amilcare Ponchielli was born Aug 31, 1834
Italian composer Amilcare Ponchielli was born August 31, 1834 in Paderno Fasolaro, Lombardy–Venetia. Best known for his opera “La Gioconda.” Amilcare Ponchielli Issued in1986 by Italy Designed and engraved […]
If it’s the 1st that means its Wattle Day in Australia!
Happy National Wattle Day Australia! As Canada starts to wind down into cooler fall days, Australians celebrate the beginning of spring with a flower special to their hearts - the […]