Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), Rose “Iceberg”; Rose “Golden Celebration”; Rose “Queen Elizabeth”; Rose “Ingrid Bergman”)

Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), Rose “Sunsprite”) Background info: Rose “Iceberg”, Rose “Golden Celebration”

155th memorial anniversary of William John Burchell

155th memorial anniversary of William John Burchell (John Russell (1745–1806), “Portrait of William John Burchell”, 1800, Cursorius rufus) Background info: Equus quagga burchellii; Burchellia bubalina, William John Burchell (1781–1863); Pedioplanis burchelli; Centropus burchellii)

Freemasons (Roald Amundsen (1872–1928); Oscar Wilde (1854–1900); Mark Twain (1835–1910); Harry S. Truman (1884–1972))

Freemasons (Winston Churchill (1874–1965)) Background info: Harry S. Truman (1884–1972)

Towards the Year of the Pig

Towards the Year of the Pig

Chess (Garry Kasparov, Best Elo ranking of 2851 points in 1999; Fabiano Caruana, Best Elode Ranking of 2844 points in 2014; Levon Aronian, Best Elo Ranking of 2830 points in 2014; Wesley So, Best Elo Ranking of 2822 points in 2017)

Chess (Magnus Carlsen, As of May 2014, Carlsen's Elo ranking was 2882 points. This is the highest ranking in history) Background info: Fabiano Caruana

African trains (Bombardier TRAXX; Panthera pardus pardus; X’Trapolis MEGA; NRZ Garratt 15A-414; LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa, Loxodonta africana)

African trains (South African Class 34-930) Background info: NRZ Garratt 15A-414, Loxodonta africana

Lighthouses (Portland Head Light, Maine; Pluvialis squatarola, Lindau lighthouse, Germany; Vanellus vanellus, Fanad Head Lighthouse, Ireland; Picton Castle, Peggy’s Point Lighthouse, Canada)

Lighthouses (Clangula hyemalis, Start Point Lighthouse, United Kingdom) Background info: Picton Castle, Peggy’s Point Lighthouse, Canada

Antarctica (Aptenodytes forsteri; Pagodroma nivea; The Blood Falls are an iron oxide stream on the edge of the Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica; Amundsen-Scott Antarctic Base, Aurora australis)

Antarctica (Arctocephalus gazella)

95th anniversary of Walt Disney Company (Art Babbitt (1907–1992); Walt Disney Company founded in 1923; Walt Disney (1901–1966); Wolfgang Reitherman (1909–1985))

95th anniversary of Walt Disney Company (Roy Oliver Disney (1893–1971), Walt Disney (1901–1966))

55th anniversary of Porsche 11 (Porsche 911 GT2 series 993; Porsche 911 GT2 series 997; Porsche 911 Turbo; Porsche 911 Carrera RS)

55th anniversary of Porsche 11 (Porsche 911 GT3) Background info: Porsche 911 Turbo

The centenary of the second battle of Somme (The Mark I tank, Battle of the Somme, 1916; French army, German army, British Army; Thiepval Memorial; Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2)

The centenary of the second battle of Somme (German A7V tank) Background info: Thiepval Memorial