Andrea Navagero (1483–1529) was a Venetian diplomat and writer. He entered the Great Council of Venice at the age of twenty, five years younger than was normal at the time. He edited manuscripts at the Aldine Press, garnering a reputation as a scholar and a highly skilled writer. In 1515, he was appointed the official historian of the Republic of Venice as well as the caretaker of a library containing the collection of the scholar Bessarion. Navagero was named the Venetian ambassador to Spain in 1523 and navigated the volatile diplomatic climate caused by the conflict between Charles V of Spain and Francis I of France. By the time Navagero arrived back in Venice in 1528, he had grown disillusioned with politics and wished to return to editing manuscripts and cultivating his prized gardens. Much to his dismay, he was appointed ambassador to France in January 1529. After traveling to meet with Francis I, he fell ill and died that May.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1416:

A squadron of the Venetian navy captured many Ottoman ships at the Battle of Gallipoli, confirming Venetian naval superiority in the Aegean Sea for the next few decades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gallipoli_%281416%29

1913:

During the premiere of the ballet Le Sacre du printemps by Igor Stravinsky at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the avant- garde nature of the music and choreography caused a near-riot in the audience (report pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_of_Spring

1999:

Charlotte Perrelli, representing Sweden, won the Eurovision Song Contest, the first edition not to feature an orchestra or live accompaniment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1999

2011:

Residents of Portland, Oregon, held a rally called Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an attack against a gay couple holding hands while crossing the Hawthorne Bridge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_Across_Hawthorne

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

unrebuilt: 1. Not rebuilt. 2. Of something damaged or destroyed: not built again, not reconstructed. 3. Of something existing: not modified or renovated; still in its original form. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unrebuilt

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

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