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The cast of the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory, based on Roald Dahl's
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Daniel Defoe (1660; died April 24, 1731) English writer;
Robinson Crusoe;
Moll Flanders
Sherwood Anderson (1876; died March 8, 1941) American writer known for
Winesburg, Ohio;
Dark Laughter
Roald Dahl (1916; died November 23, 1990) British writer best known for children's books such as
James and the Giant Peach;
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory;
Fantastic Mr Fox;
The BFG;
Matilda
Mildred D. Taylor (1943) American writer known for
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (part of the "Logans" series)
Died on this day:
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1592; born February 28, 1533) French essayist known for
Meditations;
Essays;
In Defense of Raymond Sebond
Italo Svevo (1928; born December 19, 1861) Italian novelist, playwright, and short story writer who wrote
The Confession of Zeno and As a Man Grows Older
Bonus Classic:
Aesop (c. 620-564 BCE) Greek fabulist; his Fables have been popular for millenia, so much so that others have slipped their stories into his collection.
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