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Happy Birthday Felix Baumgartner (1969)

Apr. 20, 2025Selldon0009 Objects, Selective Coloration1969, 20/04, Felix Baumgartner, Red Bull Stratos, skydiver

Felix Baumgartner (born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on…

German Government Returns to Berlin (1999)

Apr. 19, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration19/04, 1999, Berlin, German Government, scale model, scale models

The Reichstag, a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin, is the seat of the German Bundestag. It is also the meeting place of the Federal Convention,…

First Test Flight of the Shuttle Enterprise (1977)

Apr. 18, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration18/04, 1977, Boing, Boing 747, SCA, scale model, scale models, Shuttle, Space Shuttle

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other (N911NA)…

Happy Birthday Ferdinand Piëch (1937)

Apr. 17, 2025Selldon0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration17/04, 1937, Audi, Ferdinand Piëch, Quattro, TDI, Volkswagen

Ferdinand Piëch (17 April 1937 – 25 August 2019) was an Austrian business magnate, engineer, and executive who held the positions of chairman of the executive board of the Volkswagen…

Happy Name Day Carol (16/04)

Apr. 16, 2025Selldon0203 US Cars, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds, Selective Coloration16/04, 1999, 8, Carol, Gone in 60 Seconds, Movie, Movie Car

Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…

Happy Birthday Sir Peter Ustinov (1921)

Apr. 16, 2025Selldon0012 Graffiti, Selective Coloration16/04, 1921, Miklos Rozsa, Poirot, Sir Peter Ustinov, UNICEF

Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, director, and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was…

McDonald’s is founded (1940)

Apr. 15, 2025Selldon0009 Objects, Selective Coloration15/04, 1940, Fast Food, Hamburger, Maurice McDonald, McDonalds, Richard McDonald

McDonald’s Corporation, doing business as McDonald’s, is an American multinational fast-food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.…

Maiden Flight of the Shuttle Colombia (1981)

Apr. 14, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration14/04, 1981, Colombia, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models, Shuttle

Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe, and the female…

Happy Birthday Garry Kasparov (1963)

Apr. 13, 2025Selldon0009 Objects, Selective Coloration13/04, 1963, Chess, Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov (born on 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion (1985–2000), political activist and writer. His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, achieved in…

Happy Birthday Carlos Sainz Sr. – El Matador (1962)

Apr. 12, 2025Selldon0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration12/04, 1962, 205 GTI Rallye, Carlos Sainz Sr., El Matador, Peugeot, Rallye, World Rally Championship, WRC

Carlos Sainz Sr. (born 12 April 1962) is a Spanish rally driver. He won the World Rally Championship drivers‘ title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992 and finished runner-up four…

Happy Birthday Jeremy Clarkson (1960)

Apr. 11, 2025Selldon0206 Limousines, Selective Coloration11/04, 1960, Jeremy Clarkson, The Grand Tour, Top Gear

Jeremy Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English television presenter, journalist, farmer, and author who specialises in motoring. He is best known for hosting the television programmes Top Gear…

Happy Birthday Steven Seagal (1952)

Apr. 10, 2025Selldon0012 Graffiti, Selective Coloration10/04, 1952, Aikido, Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an US actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician. A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial…

Happy Name Day Rachel (09/04)

Apr. 9, 2025Selldon0206 Limousines, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds, Selective Coloration09/04, 1999, 26, Gone in 60 Seconds, Infinity, Movie, Movie Car, Q45, Rachel

Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…

Maiden Flight of the Boing 737 (1967)

Apr. 9, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration09/04, 1967, 1968, Boing, Boing 737, Maiden Flight, scale model, scale models

The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet…

Happy Birthday Mark Blundell (1966)

Apr. 8, 2025Selldon0204 Sports Cars, Selective Coloration08/04, 1966, Le Mans, Mark Blundell, Mercedes Benz

Mark Blundell (born 8 April 1966) is a British racing driver who competed in Formula One for four seasons, sports cars, and CART. He won the 1992 24 Hours of…

First African American Depicted on a US Postage Stamp (1940)

Apr. 7, 2025Selldon0002 Stamps, Selective Coloration07/04, 1940, African American, Booker T. Washington, Stamp, Stamps, US Postage Stamp

In 1896 when Washington reviewed the study conducted by George Washington Carver about the infection plaguing the soybean crop, he invited Carver to head the Agriculture Department at Tuskegee, where…

Happy Name Day Iris (06/04)

Apr. 6, 2025Selldon0204 Sports Cars, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds06/04, 19, 1997, F355 F1, Gone in 60 Seconds, Iris, Movie, Movie Car

Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…

First Modern Olympics held in Athens (1896)

Apr. 6, 2025Selldon0009 Objects, Selective Coloration06/04, 1896, Athens, IOC, Olympic Games

The 1896 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 1896, were the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Organised…

Happy Name Day – Nadine (05/04)

Apr. 5, 2025Selldon0202 Convertibles, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds, Selective Coloration05/04, 1967, 20, 275 GTB/4, Ferrari, Gone in 60 Seconds, Movie, Movie Car, Nadine

Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…

Happy Birthday Larry Bell (1894)

Apr. 5, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration05/04, 1894, Bell 222, Bell Aircraft Corporation, Helicopter, Huey, Lawrence Dale Bell, scale model, scale models, UH-1

Lawrence Dale „Larry“ Bell (April 5, 1894 – October 20, 1956) was an American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation. Bell was born in Mentone, Indiana. Bell moved in…

Microsoft is Founded (1975)

Apr. 4, 2025Selldon0010 Architecture, Selective Coloration04/04, 1975, Bill Gates, Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 the company became highly influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows,…

Daimler and Maybach Design First Motorcycle (1885)

Apr. 3, 2025Selldon300 Motorcycles & Scooters, Selective Coloration03/04, 1885, Daimler, Gottlieb Daimler, Motorcycle, Wilhelm Maybach

Daimler and his lifelong business partner Wilhelm Maybach were two inventors whose goal was to create small, high-speed engines to be mounted in any kind of locomotion device. In 1883…

Happy Birthday Ludwig van Beethoven (1770)

Apr. 2, 2025Selldon0002 Stamps, Selective Coloration02/04, 1770, Beethoven, Ludvig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed…

The City of Hamburg’s Area is Finalized (1937)

Apr. 1, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models01/04, 1937, City, Hamburg

Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and 6th-largest in the European Union with a population of over 1.9 million.…

Selective Coloration Video March 2025

März 31, 2025SelldonSelective Coloration2025, 31/03, Selective Coloration, Video

The Eiffel Tower is Opened to the Public

März 31, 2025Selldon0010 Architecture, Selective Coloration1899, 31/03, Eiffel, Eiffel Tower, Open to Public, Paris

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the…

Happy Name Day Alma (30/03)

März 30, 2025Selldon0206 Limousines, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds, Selective Coloration05, 1964, 30/03, Alma, Bentley, Continental, Gone in 60 Seconds

Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…

Happy Birthday Vincent van Gogh (1853)

März 30, 2025Selldon0002 Stamps, Selective Coloration1853, 30/03, Classic Art, Impressionism, Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.…

Discovery of Qin Shi Huang’s Terracotta Army (1974)

März 29, 2025Selldon0001 Art, Selective Coloration1974, 29/03, Art, China, Qin Shi Huang, Terracotta Army

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with…

First flight of a Seaplane Henri Fabre (1910)

März 28, 2025Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration1882, 28/03, Henri Fabre, Hydravion, Seaplane

Henri Fabre (29 November 1882 – 30 June 1984) was a French aviator and the inventor of the first successful seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion. He intensively studied aeroplane and propeller…