Showing posts with label John of Gaunt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John of Gaunt. Show all posts

Friday, March 6, 2015

History Trivia - birth of Cyrano de Bergerac

March 6

1340 John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster was born. 

1475 Michelangelo Buonarrotti was born.

1619 Cyrano de Bergerac was born. The real Cyrano was a soldier, duelist, dramatist and satirist, and inspired several romantic legends, the most famous of them Edmund Rostand's play.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

History Trivia - The real Cyrano de Bergerac is born

March 6

1340 John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster was born. 

1475 Michelangelo Buonarrotti was born.

1619 Cyrano de Bergerac was born. The real Cyrano was a soldier, duelist, dramatist and satirist, and inspired several romantic legends, the most famous of them Edmund Rostand's play.