June 17
June 17, 1778: On this day, Gregory Blaxland was born. Gregory Blaxland was a pioneering English farmer and explorer in Australia, well known for initiating and co-leading the first successful European settlement crossing of […]
January 1
January 1, 1376: On this day, Nicolas Rolin, chancellor to Philip the Good, was born. In 1443, Rolin built Hôtel-Dieu in Beaune. The vines owned by this hospital for the poor generated cash for […]
