Classics Calendar for August 18

Illustration of characters in an 1893 English version of Honoré
de Balzac's La Comédie humaine (The Human Comedy)

Here are today's milestones:

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Died on this day:

Honoré de Balzac (1850; born May 20, 1799) French novelist and playwright; La Comédie humaine (The Human Comedy)

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B. F. Skinner (1990; born March 20, 1904) American psychologist and author; Walden Two; Verbal Behavior

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