1846 Peter Carl Fabergé – Russian jeweller who is best known for making the exquisite Fabergé eggs. His Easter eggs were made using gemstones and precious metals. Most of the eggs were commissioned by the Russian royal family

I never did understand why they chose eggs. They're very pretty. But why eggs?







1896 Howard Hawks - US film director (The Thing From Another World, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Rio Bravo, Sergeant York, A Song is Born, Hatari!, Red River, The Big Sleep, Bringing Up Baby)

Those are all great movies and among my favorites. The Thing and Hatari! especially.







1806 Charles Dickinson - US lawyer, died in a duel in Logan County, Kentucky. The victor was future US president Andrew Jackson who was participating in his first recorded duel. Dickinson was known as one of the best pistol shots in the area. The proud and volatile Jackson, a former senator and representative of Tennessee, called for the duel after his wife Rachel was slandered as a bigamist by Dickinson, who was referring to a legal error in the divorce from her first husband in 1791. Jackson met his foe at Harrison's Mills on Red River in Logan, Kentucky. In accordance with duelling custom, the two stood twenty-four feet apart with pistols pointed downwards. After the signal, Dickinson fired first, grazing Jackson's breastbone and breaking some of his ribs. However, Jackson, a former Tennessee militia leader, maintained his stance and fired back, fatally wounding his opponent. It was the first of several recorded duels Jackson was said to have participated in during his lifetime, the majority of which were called in defence of his wife's honour. In 1829, Rachel died, and Jackson was elected the seventh president of the US

It sounds to me like Jackson should maybe have kept a better watch on his wife.