"It was during this campaign [in 1872–73] that I was christened Calamity Jane. It was on Goose Creek, Wyoming where the town of Sheridan is now located. Capt. Egan was in command of the Post. We were ordered out to quell an uprising of the Indians, and were out for several days, had numerous skirmishes during which six of the soldiers were killed and several severely wounded. When on returning to the Post we were ambushed about a mile and a half from our destination. When fired upon, Capt. Egan was shot. I was riding in advance and on hearing the firing turned in my saddle and saw the Captain reeling in his saddle as though about to fall. I turned my horse and galloped back with all haste to his side and got there in time to catch him as he was falling. I lifted him onto my horse in front of me and succeeded in getting him safely to the Fort. Capt. Egan, on recovering, laughingly said: "I name you Calamity Jane, the heroine of the plains." I have borne that name up to the present time."

(Calamity Jane, pseudonimo di Martha Jane Canary-Burke, leggendaria pistolera e avventuriera del selvaggio West; Princeton, 1º maggio 1852 – Terry, 1º agosto 1903)

 

Le sorelle, 1921, olio su tela.

(Edmund Charles Tarbell; West Groton, 26 aprile 1862 – 1º agosto 1938)

 

Venezia, olio su tavola.

(Lazzaro Luxardo; Voltri, 21 luglio 1865 – Genova, 1º agosto 1949)

 

"I like characters with problems. I like to understand them... To play alcoholics, fetishists, strange girls, you have to dig deep within yourself. It's 'elsewhere' that interests me."

 (Marie Trintignant, attrice; Boulogne-Billancourt, 21 gennaio 1962 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1º agosto 2003)

 

"Everybody has their own opinion and own ideas of what beauty is."

 (Rick Genest, conosciuto come Zombie Boy, modello e attore; Montréal, 7 agosto 1985 – Montréal, 1º agosto 2018)

 

Mary Carlisle, nome d'arte di Gwendolyn Mary Witter, attrice che fu "scoperta" appena quattordicenne da Carl Laemmle Jr. e la cui carriera durò fino al suo ritiro nel 1942 (Boston, 3 febbraio 1914 – Woodland Hills, 1º agosto 2018)

Sul Canal Grande, Venezia, olio su cartone, 25,5x35,5 cm.

(Carlo Bossoli; Davesco-Soragno, 6 dicembre 1815 – Torino, 1º agosto 1884)

Il Diluvio, 1595, Museo Nazionale Germanico, Norimberga.

(Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael; Utrecht, 1566 circa – Utrecht, 1º agosto 1638)

"I helped make the Sixties swing, and I'm very proud of that."
(Cilla Black, nome d'arte di Priscilla Maria Veronica White, cantante; Liverpool, 27 maggio 1943 – Marbella, 1º agosto 2015)

"Damn sympathy! I don't care whether they love me or not. I don't care whether I am beautiful or not. I want a chance to act."

(Pola Negri, nome d'arte di Barbara Apolonia Chałupiec, diva del cinema muto; Lipno, 3 gennaio 1897 – San Antonio, 1º agosto 1987)

"I didn't think then, and I still don't, that I was actually sick."

(Frances Elena Farmer, inquieta e ribelle star di Hollywood con la vita rovinata da ripetuti ricoveri in ospedali psichiatrici; Seattle, 19 settembre 1913 – Indianapolis, 1º agosto 1970)