Renato Bartoccini (1893, 25 August - 1963, 9 October) was born - Italy, Rome. Renato Bartoccini was born in Rome, on 25 August 1893. He studied at the Rome University and earned his degree in Archaeology in 1917. In 1920 he began archaeological researches in Egypt, when he was in charge of the study of a number of Islamic More... Harry Gruyaert (1941, 25 August - ) was born - Belgium, Antwerp. Belgian color photographer who joined the Magnum agency in 1981. Michael Northrup (1948, 25 August - ) was born - US, WV, Parkersburg. Produced a book called ‘Beautiful Ecstasy‘ that deals with his photographs of the 1970s and 1980s. Lucien Bull (1876, 5 January - 1972, 25 August) died. In 1895 he became an assistant to Étienne-Jules Marey and worked with chronophotography. When Marey died in 1904 Bull became the head of the Marey Institute and continued research into capturing subjects using electrical sparks, high-speed More... Alfred M. Duggan-Cronin (1874, 17 May - 1954, 25 August) died - South Africa, Kimberley. Born in Ireland he worked as a security officer in one of the native compounds for De Beers Consolidated Mines in Kimberley, South Africa. His relationships with the migrant diamond miners led to an interest in the local populations and in 1919 he More... | January February March April May June July August September October November December
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