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Poster for the Peter Jackson film series based
on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings |
Here are today's milestones:
Died on this day:
Henri Rousseau (1910; born May 21, 1844) French painter; Post-Impressionist painting, especially primitive-looking jungley ones
J. R. R. Tolkien (1973; born January 3, 1892) English author of
The Lord of the Rings and
The Hobbit
Frederik Pohl (2013; born November 26, 1919) American author of science fiction;
Gateway;
Man Plus;
Jem
Bonus Classic:
Justin Martyr (100-165) Greek-speaking Roman apologist for Christianity; a Church Father who "consummated [his] martyrdom" by being beheaded;
First Apology; the
Dialogue with Trypho;
On The Resurrection
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