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On this day in history, the Mona Lisa was stolen – Calgary Sun

by ahnationtalk on August 21, 202458 Views

Aug 21, 2024

On this date, August 21, in history:

In 1245, English scholastic theologian Alexander of Hales died. He is regarded as the founder of the Franciscan school of theology.

In 1609, Galileo Galilei demonstrated his new telescope, capable of magnifying images of objects ninefold, to a group of officials atop the Campanile in Venice.

In 1614, Hungarian countess Elizabeth Bathory died. She had ordered hundreds of young girls killed so she could bathe in their blood, which she believed made her skin silky.

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