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Scene from Steven Spielberg's 1993 film version
of Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Ignatius of Loyola (1491; died July 31, 1556) Spanish theologian and religious founder;
Autobiography;
Spiritual Exercises
Michael Crichton (1942; died November 4, 2008) American author who wrote
The Andromeda Strain;
The Terminal Man;
Jurassic Park;
Rising Sun;
The Lost World
Died on this day:
Théophile Gautier (1872; born August 30, 1811) French writer; poetry (Émaux et Camées "Enamels and Cameos"), drama, novels (Mademoiselle de Maupin), etc.
Zane Grey (1939; born January 31, 1872) American adventure writer;
Riders of the Purple Sage
Bonus Classic:
Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1100-c. 1155) Welsh historian;
Historia Regum Britanniae (
The History of the Kings of Britain)
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