Mark Rothko born in September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970) was a Russian-American Jewish painter.

He is classified as an abstract expressionist, although he himself rejected this label, and even resisted classification as an "abstract painter".

In the 1940's his work became influenced by surelism, but went into the nonobjective style that he is best known for.

This style is known as the color-field branch of abstract expressionism. This style of painting is when an artist takes large, hazily defined rectangles of color and paints them on the canvas.  He used anywhere from bright happy colors to dark murky colors to convey his emotions and a sense of spirituality One of his most important late works is the Rotko Chapel. 

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Marriage in 1947

Queen Elizabeth II and Philip were married on November 20, 1947 at Westminster Abbey in London, England. The 2000 guests at the wedding included many royals, Noel Coward, Beatrice Lillie. They became secretly engaged in 1946. Because of her age, her family at first opposed her marriage to Philip, but relented. Their engagement was officially announced on July 9, 1947.

Queen Elizabeth II  engagement ring

The couple received over 2,500 wedding presents from around the world and around 10,000 telegrams of congratulations. The nine-foot high, four-tier wedding cake, was made with ingredients given by Australian Girl Guides. Her platinum engagement ring had a large square diamond with smaller diamonds on either side. The diamonds came from Philip's mother's tiara.

Charles Philip a Prince of Wales: Born November 14, 1948

Charles Philip a Prince of Wales: Born November 14, 1948 at Buckingham Palace. Charles has two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry from his marriage to Lady Diana Spencer. Prince Charles is currently married to Camilla Parker-Bowles.