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Remains of Wearmouth-Jarrow Abbey where the Venerable
Bede wrote his Ecclesiastical History of the English People |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Miles Davis (1936; died September 28, 1991) American jazz artist known for
Round About Midnight;
Sketches of Spain;
Milestones;
Kind of Blue
Died on this day:
Bede (735; born Unknown Date, 672 or 673) English monk and historian; wrote
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Samuel Pepys (1703; born February 23, 1633) English naval administrator;
Diary of Samuel Pepys
Martin Heidegger (1976; born September 26, 1889) German philosopher who wrote
Being and Time
Bonus Classic:
Sayings of the Fathers (no date) Ethical teachings of rabbis across the ages, expressed in pithy verses
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