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Terrier wearing hat and glassesUNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Terrier dog wearing spectacles and hat. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)
H G WellsEnglish novelist Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), whose most famous works include The Time Machine and The Invisible Man, 4th May 1940. Picture Post - 282 - Unite Or Perish - pub.1940
Goal Scoring Machine1st December 1951: Arthur Milton of Arsenal aims a shot at a novel goal-scoring machine during a training session. Milton also plays cricket for Gloucestershire
TS Eliot2nd June 1951: American-English poet and playwright, TS Eliot (1888 - 1965). He wrote amongst many other things, The Waste Land and the plays, The Cocktail Party and Murder in the Cathedral
Thomas Leaning10th August 1946: Welsh poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953). Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - Nest Of Singing Birds - pub. 1946 (Photo by Francis Reiss/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Bernard Shaw20th July 1946: Irish dramatist, writer and social reformer, George Bernard Shaw in the garden of his home in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire
Twas BrilligSome of the imaginary animals from the nonsense poem Jabberwocky, which appears in the 1872 novel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
Pasteurs Labcirca 1880: French chemist Dr Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), the father of modern bacteriology, pursues his studies in his laboratory at the Ecole Normale in Paris
Garden Execution1871: Taking place in a back garden, the execution by firing squad of Generals Thomas (without hat) and Lecomte which started the Paris Commune
Thomas JeffersonAmerican statesman Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), the 3rd President of the United States of America. Jefferson was also responsible of the writing of the Declaration of Independence
William MorrisEnglish poet, artist and craftsman William Morris (1834 - 1896). Original Artwork: Woodbury Type (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)
Locomotive LegA cartoon depicting John Bulls locomotive leg. Original Artwork: From Punch (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A Grimm TaleLittle Red Riding Hood meets the Wolf on her journey through the wood, in a scene from the Grimm fairy tale. Original Artwork: An engraving by A H Payne after E Speinbruck
Charles DarwinBritish naturalist Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882). Original Artwork: Woodbury type by Lock & Whitfield. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)
Anne Brontecirca 1845: Anne (Annie) Bronte (1820-1849). Original Artwork: Drawing - Charlotte Bronte Womens Illustrated (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Lord Byroncirca 1879: A skectch of a statue of poet, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788 - 1824). The bronze statue by Richard Belt, unveiled on 24th May 1880, is in Hyde Park, London
The Burning Bushcirca 1850: The Burning Bush. The angel of the Lord appearing to Moses in a burning bush. Original Artwork: Engraving by John Henry Le Keux after a picture by John Martin
William Wordsworthcirca 1819: William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850) English poet, made Poet Laureate in 1843. Original Artwork: Engraved from the painting by R Carruthers, published 1819
Beethovencirca 1805: German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827). Original Artwork: Engraving after painting by Kloeber (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
President Lincoln1860: American statesman Abraham Lincoln, (1809 - 1865), the 16th President of the United States of America. Original Artwork: Engraved by D J Pound from a photograph by Brady of New York
Joseph Pulitzer30th March 1872: Hungarian born American newspaper proprietor Joseph Pulitzer (1847 - 1911) shown in cartoon as the Leader of Liberal Republicanism in the St Louis Puck. Puck - pub
George Washingtoncirca 1800: George Washington ( 1732 - 1799 ), the 1st President of the United States of America. Original Artwork: Painting by American artist Rembrandt Peale ( 1778 - 1860)
Lewis Carrollcirca 1875: English nonsense writer and versifier, author of Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll ( 1832 - 1998)
Aeschinescirca 1850: A bust of ancient Athenian orator and statesman Aeschines (389 - 314 BC). The inscription reads Aeschines Atrometou Athenaios, Aeschines of Athens, son of Atrometos
William Blakecirca 1800: English painter, illustrator and poet William Blake (1757 - 1827), known for the mystical themes of his art and writings. Original Artwork: Painting by T Phillips
circa 1909: French Aviator Louis Bleriot, the first pilot to fly from Calais to Dover in a monoplane, flies across the English Channel. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Composer Conducts8th December 1958: Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) follows the score during a recording session in London. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)
Shaw In The StrandMay 1927: Irish dramatist and social critic George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) walking along the Strand in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
circa 1850: Engraving of St Nicholas carrying a tiny Christmas tree in a basket while riding a horse past houses in the snow, mid-to-late nineteenth century. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Charles Lindbergh29th May 1927: American aviator Charles Lindbergh arriving at Croydon from America. Lindbergh is the first man to fly from America to England. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Parade For LindberghJune 1927: A tickertape parade on Broadway, New York, to welcome home US aviator Charles Lindbergh following his non-stop solo Atlantic flight from New York to Paris
Lindberghs Plane29th May 1927: US aviator Charles Lindberghs aeroplane flying above welcoming crowds at Croydon aerodrome, following his record-setting non-stop solo transatlantic crossing from New York to Paris
Gavottecirca 1915: Ballerina Anna Pavlova (1885 - 1931) in Gavotte. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Pavlova In CostumeWorld famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1885 - 1931) wearing a bejewelled costume. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
In ChopinianaRussian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1885 - 1931) perfroming in a production of Chopiniana in New Zealand. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Two SwansAnna Pavlova (1885 - 1931) the Russian ballerina in the company of a swan at her London home, Ivy Lodge in Hampstead. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Anna Pavlovacirca 1920: Anna Pavlova (c. 1882 - 1931) wearing her costume for a ballet with a Spanish theme. (Photo by James Abbe/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Davisons Funeral14th June 1913: Crowds watch the funeral procession of English suffragette Emily Davison who died after being trampled by the kings horse at the Derby. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
EruptionApril 1958: Naturalist photographer, Charles Lagus filming for the BBC from the crater lip of Bromo, Javas most spectacular volcano as a cloud of volcano ash and smoke fill the sky
Lusitania Sunk7th May 1915: The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner Lusitania by a German submarine off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland. 128 US citizens lost their lives
Valentino In State1st September 1926: Huge crowds in front of the campbell Funeral Church, New York, where the body of Italian-born actor Rudolph Valentino (1895 - 1926) lies in state
Rudolph Valentinocirca 1925: Rudolph Valentino (1895 - 1926) the screen name of Rodolpho d Antonguolla, the Italian-American leading man and great romantic idol. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
President And Mayorcirca 1944: American statesman Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), the 32nd President of the United States of America, and Mayor of New York City
Franklin Rooseveltcirca 1940: American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945). (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Rooseveltcirca 1940: American statesman Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), the 32nd President of the United States of America. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Franklin Rooseveltcirca 1943: The American statesman and 32nd President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) addresses the nation. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Franklin Rooseveltcirca 1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), the 32nd American President. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Presidential V-SignFranklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), the 32nd President of the United States, at his estate in Hyde Park, New York. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)