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| The inspiration for Primo Levi's book of stories, The Periodic Table |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Friedrich Wohler (1800; died September 23, 1882) German chemist who wrote
Hand-book of mineral analysis;
Wöhler's Outlines of Organic Chemistry
Premchand (1880; died October 8, 1936) Indian novelist, short story writer, and dramatist;
Nirmala;
Karmabhoomi;
Godaan;
Bazaar-e-Husn;
Shatranj ke khiladi;
Gaban; short stories
Primo Levi (1919; died April 11, 1987) Italian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet;
If This Is a Man (U.S. title:
Survival in Auschwitz);
The Periodic Table
Died on this day:
Ignatius of Loyola (1556; born October 23, 1491) Spanish theologian and religious founder;
Autobiography;
Spiritual Exercises
Denis Diderot (1784; born October 5, 1713) French philosopher who compiled the
Encyclopédie (with Jean le Rond d'Alembert);
Jacques the Fatalist;
Rameau's Nephew;
D'Alembert's Dream
Franz Liszt (1886; born October 22, 1811) Hungarian composer; twenty
Hungarian rhapsodies; symphonic poems
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1944; born June 29, 1900) French writer and poet;
The Little Prince;
Wind, Sand and Stars;
Night Flight
Gore Vidal (2012; born October 3, 1925) American novelist, essayist, and dramatist who wrote
The City and the Pillar;
Julian;
Myra Breckinridge;
Burr;
Lincoln
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