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Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
John Cowper Powys (1872; died June 17, 1963) British novelist, philosopher, critic, and poet;
Wolf Solent;
A Glastonbury Romance;
Weymouth Sands;
Maiden Castle; (these four his "Wessex novels");
Autobiography;
Owen Glendower;
Porius
Frank Herbert (1920; died February 11, 1986) American science fiction writer who wrote
Dune and its sequels; the
ConSentiency series; the
Destination: Void series
Died on this day:
Mukai Kyorai (1704; born 1651) Japanese poet known for
KyoraishÅ (
Conversations with Kyorai)
Henry Fielding (1754; born April 22, 1707) English novelist and dramatist most famous for
The History of Tom Jones
Premchand (1936; born July 31, 1880) Indian novelist, short story writer, and dramatist;
Nirmala;
Karmabhoomi;
Godaan;
Bazaar-e-Husn;
Shatranj ke khiladi;
Gaban; short stories
Jean Giono (1970; born March 30, 1895) French author of
Colline;
Second Harvest;
Un roi sans divertissement;
The Horseman on the Roof
Bonus Classic:
Michitsuna no Haha ("Mother of Michitsuna") (c. 935-995) Japanese minor noblewoman;
Kagero Nikki (
The Mayfly Diary, or
The Gossamer Years)
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