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The Dude (Jeff Bridges), Donny (Steve Buscemi), and Walter
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Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
H. G. Wells (1866; died August 13, 1946) English novelist who wrote
The Time Machine;
The Invisible Man;
The War of the Worlds;
The Island of Doctor Moreau
Gustav Holst (1874; died May 25, 1934) English composer known for
The Planets
Kay Ryan (1945) American poet known for
The Best of It: New and Selected Poems; US Poet Laureate (2008-2010); Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (2011)
Ethan Coen (1958) American filmmaker who, with brother Joel, made
Raising Arizona;
Barton Fink;
Fargo;
The Big Lebowski;
O Brother, Where Art Thou?;
No Country for Old Men
Died on this day:
Virgil (19 BCE; born October 15, 70 BCE) Roman poet known for
The Aeneid;
The Eclogues;
The Georgics
Walter Scott (1832; born August 15, 1771) Scottish Novelist and Poet who wrote
Ivanhoe;
Rob Roy;
The Lady of the Lake;
Waverley;
The Heart of Midlothian;
The Bride of Lammermoor
Arthur Schopenhauer (1860; born February 22, 1788) German philosopher best known for
The World as Will and Representation
Chief Joseph (1904; born March 3, 1840) Native American leader of the last faction of Nez Perce Indians to live outside of a reservation; his spoken words and writings (like
Chief Joseph's Own Story) have led him to be seen as a humanitarian and a peacemaker.
Miyazawa Kenji (1933; born August 27, 1896) Japanese poet and author of children's literature such as
Ginga Tetsudo no Yoru (
Night on the Galactic Railroad);
Kaze no Matasaburo (
Matasaburo of the Wind);
Sero Hiki no Goshu (
Gauche the Cellist)
Henri Nouwen (1996; born January 24, 1932) Dutch Catholic priest and theologian whose works include
The Return of the Prodigal Son;
The Wounded Healer;
In the Name of Jesus
Bonus Classic:
Sophocles (c. 497/496-406/405 BCE) Greek tragic playwright;
Oedipus Rex;
Oedipus at Colonus;
Antigone
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