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1488 thru 1769
s0251l-TITIAN born Tiziano Vecelli 1488-90 in Pieve di Cadore, Italy, painter,
s0252l-HANS HOLBEIN the Younger born 1497-11/29/1543 in Augsburg, Bavaria, painter,
s0253l-NOSTRADAMUS born Michel de Nostredame 12/14/1503–7/2/1566, in Saint-Remy-de-Provence in South France, writer,
s0254l-GIORGIO VASARI born 7/30/1511-6/27/1574 in Arezzo, Tuscany, painter, writer,
s0255c-PIETER BRUEGEL the Elder 'Peasant Brueghel' born 1525-9/9/1569 in Breda, Netherlands or Belgium, Netherlandish Renaissance painter,
s0255l-SANTI di TITO born 1536-1602 in Borgo San Sepolcro, Tuscany, painter,
s0256l-EL GRECO born Dominikos Theotokopoulos 1541 in Fodele, Crete, Republic of Venice, painter,
s0256o-FEDERICO ZUCCARI or Federigo Zuccaro born 1542-7/20/1609 in Sant'Angelo in Vado, Italy, painter and architect, worked under Taddeo,
s0256r-KAREL van MANDER born 5/1548-9/2/1606 in Meulebeke, West Flanders, Belgium, painter, poet and biographer,
s0257c-OTTO van VEEN or Otto Venius or Octavius Vaenius born 1556-5/6/1629 in Leiden, Netherlands or Holland, painter, draughtsman, and humanist,
s0257d-SIR FRANCIS BACON born 1/1561-4/9/1626 at York House in Strand, London, philosopher, statesman, and essayist.
s0257l-GALILEO GALILEI born 2/15/1564-1/8/1643 in Pisa Italy,
s0258l-CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE born 2/26/1564-5/1593,
s0259l-WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE-'The Bard, Bard of Avon, Swan of Avon'- born 4/26/1564,
s0260l-MICHELANGELO MERISI da CARAVAGGIO born 9/29/1571 in Milan, Italy, painter,
s0261l-PETER PAUL RUBENS born 6/28/1577 in Siegen, Westphalia, painter,
s0262l-ADAM ELSHEIMER born 1578-1610 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, painter,
s0263l-Captain John SMITH 1580-1631, an English soldier, sailor, and author, helped establish the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown, Virginia,
s0264l-Myles STANDISH born 1584 Chorley, Great Britain. 1st commander Plymouth Colony, photo courtesy Library of Congress,
s0265l-HENDRICK JANSZ ter BRUGGHEN OR TERBRUGGHEN born 1588-11/1/1629 in Hague-possibly, Holland, painter,
s0266l-GERARD van HONTHORST born 11/4/1592-4/27/1656 in Utrecht, Holland, painter,
s0267l-GEORGES de la TOUR born 3/13/1593-1652 in Duchy of Lorraine, now in France, painter,
s0268l-DIRCK JASPERSZ van BABUREN born 1595-2/21/1624 in Wijk bij Duurstede, Denmark, painter,
s0269l-DIEGO RODRIGUEZ de SILVA y VELAZQUEZ born 6/1599 in Seville, Andalusia, painter,
s0270l-REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN born 7/15/1606 in Leiden Netherlands painter,
s0271l-JOHN MILTON born 12/9/1608-11/8/1674 in Bread Street, Cheapside, London, England, poet,
s0272l-MAYFLOWER in 1620 transported pilgrims to Plymouth Colony, Ma., by William Halsall 1882,
s0273l-MOLIERE born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin born 1/15/1622-2/17/1673 in France, a French playwright,
s0274l-JOHN DRYDEN born 8/19/1631-5/12/1700 in Aldwinkle, Northamtonshire, England, writer,
s0275l-JOHANNES VERMEER born in Delft, Netherlands, 10/31/1632, painter,
s0276l-SIR ISAAC NEWTON born 1/4/1643-3/31/1727 in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England, English physicist,
s0277l-Thomas SAVERY born 1650-1715 in Modbury, Devon, England invented steam engine,
s0278l-COTTON MATHER born 2/12/1663-2/13/1728 in Boston, Massachusetts, author,
s0279l-GIOVANNI ANTONIO PELLEGRINI 1675,
s0279t-Johann Sebastian BACH born 3/21/1685-7/28/1750 in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, works include the Brandenburg concertos; the Goldberg Variations; the English Suites, French Suites, Partitas, and Well-Tempered Clavier; the Mass in B Minor; the St Matthew Passion; The Musical Offering; The Art of Fugue; the Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo; the Cello Suites; more than 200 surviving cantatas; and a similar number of organ works, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
s0280g-VOLTAIRE born Francois Marie Arouet 11/21/1694-5/30/1778 in Paris, France, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial,
s0280l-GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO 1696, painter,
s0281l-Benjamin FRANKLIN born 1/1706 in Boston, Ma. Leading author, scientist, inventor. Invented lightning rod,
s0282l-FRANCESCO LAZZARI GUARDI born 1712,
s0283l-Nicholas CUGNOT born 1725 in France claimed to build the 1st automobile,
s0283r-THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH born 5/14/1727-8/2/1788 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, portrait and landscape painter of 18th century Britain
s0284l-George WASHINGTON born 2/22/1732, in Westmoreland Co, Va., 1st Pres. 1789-97, Federalist, 1st lady Martha, V.P. John Adams, Revolutionary War hero, Commander in Chief Continental Army, everyone's choice to become the nation's 1st president,
s0284n-AMERICAN SYMBOLS below-
s0284na-Flag, the Betsy Ross flag with 13 stars was used as the official flag of the United States from June 14, 1777 to May 1, 1795, Old Glory was presented to William Driver a sea Captain by his mother and had 24 stars,
s0284nb-Bald Eagle, national bird and symbol of the United States of America.
s0284nc-Statue of Liberty presented to United States by France in 1886, at Liberty Island, in New York Harbor, copper clad
s0284nd-White House
s0284ne-Mount Rushmore
s0284nf-Lincoln Memorial
s0284ng-Washington Monument
s0284nh-Jefferson Memorial
s0284ni-Liberty Bell
s0285l-Daniel BOONE born 11/2/1734-9/26/1820 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, pioneer, hunter, and folk hero,
s0286l-JOHN ADAMS born October 30, 1735, in Braintree Ma., 2nd Pres. 1797-01, Federalist, 1st lady Abigail, V.P. Thomas Jefferson, tried to keep the office apolitical, as war heated up in Europe tried to stay neutral,
s0287l-Paul REVERE 1735-18 Ma., by John Copley, Midnight Ride said the regulars are coming,
s0288l-John HANCOCK born 1/12/1737-93 Ma., was 1st to sign Declaration of Independence,
s0289l-THOMAS PAINE born 1/29/1737 in Thetford, Norfolk, England, writings,
s0290l-Thomas JEFFERSON born April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Va., 3rd Pres. 1801-09, Democratic-Republican, 1st lady Martha 'Patsy', V.P.'s Aaron Burr & George Clinton, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Father of the University of Virginia, authorized the Louisiana,
s0291l-FRANCISCO JOSE de GOYA y LUCIENTES born 3/30/1746 in Fuendetodos, Spain, painter,
s0292l-James MADISON born 3/16/1751 in Port Conway, Va., 4th Pres. 1809-17, Democratic Republican, 1st lady Dolley, V.P.'s George Clinton & Elbridge Gerry, Father of Constitution & Federalist Papers, helped establish checks & balances for Gov't, declared war on Britain,
s0294l-Alexander HAMILTON born 1755-04 Nevis, co author Federalist Papers interpreting U.S. Constitution,
s0294r-Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART born Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart 1/27/1756-12/5/1791 in what is now Salzburg, Austria, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, influential composer of the Classical era, over 600 compositions,
s0295l-James MONROE born 4/28/1758, in Westmoreland Co., Va., 5th Pres. 1817-25, Democratic Republican, 1st lady Elizabeth, V.P. Daniel Tompkins, charming man admired for his honesty, presided over Missouri Compromise & Monroe Doctrine,
s0296l-ELI WHITNEY born 12/8/1765-1/8/1825 in Westborough, Massachusetts,
s0297l-John Quincy ADAMS born 7/11/1767 in Braintree, Quincy, Ma., 6th President 1825-29, Democratic Republican, 1st lady Louisa, V.P. John Calhoun, circumstances of election created enemies that neutralized presidency, great diplomat & Congressman,
s0298l-Andrew JACKSON born 3/15/1767 in Waxhaw, S.C., 7th President 1829-37, Democrat, 1st lady Rachel, V.P.'s John Calhoun & Martin Van Buren, ideal of the self-made American man, frustrated politicians saying any man could hold office,
s0299l-TECUMSEH born 1768-1813 was a famous Shawnee leader,
s0300e-NAPOLEON born Napoleone di Buonaparte 8/1769-5/5/1821 in Ajaccio on Corsica, France, general during the French Revolution, ruler of France as First Consul or Premier Consul of French Republic, and Emperor of the French,