Dates To Remember - September
The great fire of London
2 September 1666
The great fire of London in September 1666. Canvas; 17th century.
Death of Henri Rousseau
2 September 1910
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (born on May 21 1844, died on September 2 1910) was a French Post-Impressionist painter in the Naive or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer) after his place of employment. Ridiculed during his life, he came to be recognized as a self-taught genius whose works are of high artistic quality.
Johannes Kepler
22 September 1610
After hearing about Galileo's telescopic discoveries, Kepler also started a theoretical and experimental inverstigation of telescopic optics. The resulting manuscript was completed in September of 1610 and published as Dioptrice in 1611.
End of Slavery
22 September 1862
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President USA (1809-1865) President 1860-1865, the year of his assassination by actor John Wilkes Booth.
Death of Emperor Karl V
21 September 1558
Emperor Karl V (1500-1558), in whose realm, stretching from Eastern Europe to Latin America, 'the sun never set'.Contemporary copy after Titian. Canvas, 110 x 91 cm Inv. 8060
Death of Spanish Poet Miguel de Cervantes
29 September 1616
A windmill in Campo de Criptana, on the Spanish Mancha Plateau, reminiscent of the famous scene of Miguel de Cervantes' novel "Don Quijote de la Mancha" (published in Spain 1605-1615). In the foreground Don Quijote's typical outfit from the local museum.
