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Raquel Welch as Myra Breckinridge (formerly
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Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Thomas Wolfe (1900; died September 15, 1938) American novelist known for
Look Homeward, Angel;
Of Time and the River;
You Can't Go Home Again;
The Web and the Rock
Gore Vidal (1925; died July 31, 2012) American novelist, essayist, and dramatist who wrote
The City and the Pillar;
Julian;
Myra Breckinridge;
Burr;
Lincoln
Died on this day:
Francis of Assisi (1226; born September 26, 1182) Italian friar and preacher who wrote
Regula non bullata (the
Earlier Rule) and
Regula bullata (the
Later Rule);
Testament;
Admonitions; letters and prayers, including "Canticum Fratris Solis" ("Canticle of Brother Sun")
William Morris (1896; born March 24, 1834) English poet and novelist who wrote
News from Nowhere;
The Well at the World's End;
The Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs
Jean Anouilh (1987; born June 23, 1910) French dramatist who wrote
The Lark;
Becket;
Traveler without Luggage;
Antigone
Bonus Classic:
Archimedes (c. 287-c. 212) Greek mathematician and scientist;
On Floating Bodies;
The Sand Reckoner
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