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| Andy Warhol's Marilyn Diptych |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
François Fénelon (1651; died January 7, 1715) French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, and poet;
Les Aventures de Télémaque (
The Adventures of Telemachus)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809; died October 6, 1892) English poet who wrote
Idylls of the King; "Ulysses"; "Tithonus"; "The Charge of the Light Brigade"; "Crossing the Bar"; Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland (1809–1892)
Andy Warhol (1928; died February 22, 1987) American artist;
Campbell's Soup Cans;
Marilyn Diptych
Piers Anthony (1934) English American author of science fiction; The
Magic of Xanth series
Died on this day:
Dominic (1221; born August 8, 1170) Spanish saint and religious founder; traditional founder of the practice of the Rosary. "The Nine Ways of Prayer of St. Dominic" are by another author; Dominic may have written the
Constitutions of the Dominicans, and three letters.
Ben Jonson (1637; born June 11, 1572) English playwright and poet;
Volpone;
The Alchemist
Preston Sturges (1959; born August 29, 1898) American known for making sophisticated "screwball comedies," including
The Great McGinty,
The Lady Eve,
Sullivan's Travels,
The Palm Beach Story, and
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
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