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Lily Elsie as Sonia (originally Hannah), The
Merry Widow in the first English adaptation
(London, 1907) of Franz Lehar's operetta. |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
William Penn (1644; died July 30, 1718) English Quaker philosopher
Fruits of Solitude;
No Cross, No Crown
Died on this day:
Franz Lehar (1948; born April 30, 1870) Austro-Hungarian composer
Die lustige Witwe; (
The Merry Widow); many more
G. E. Moore (1958; born November 4, 1873) English philosopher;
Principia Ethica; "The Refutation of Idealism"; "A Defence of Common Sense"; "A Proof of the External World"
Kita Morio (2011; born May 1, 1927) Japanese novelist who wrote
The House of Nire;
Ghosts;
The Adventures of Kupukupu the Sailor; story "In the Corner of Night and Fog"
Bonus Classic:
Bhagavad Gita (4th century CE) Indian holy book presenting a conversation between a prince named Arjuna and his chariot driver, the god Krishna in disguise; part of
Mahabharata (but often encountered independently); and like it attributed to
Vyasa (c. 200)
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