Screenshot of Peter Haddon as Lord Peter Wimsey in The Silent Passenger, the first time Dorothy L. Sayers's detective made it to the silver screen |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770, baptized; died March 26, 1827) German composer; Concertos (Emperor); sonatas (Moonlight, Pathetique); 9 symphonies; Fidelio; "Fur Elise"
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807; died September 7, 1892) American poet, known for Barbara Frietchie and Snow-Bound; anti-slavery writings
Ford Madox Ford (1873; died June 26, 1939) English novelist, poet, critic and editor known for his novels The Good Soldier; Parade's End (tetralogy); The Fifth Queen (trilogy)
Erskine Caldwell (1903; died April 11, 1987) American novelist; Tobacco Road; God's Little Acre
Died on this day:
Rumi (1273; born September 30, 1207) Persian poet and mystic who wrote Masnavi (Rhyming Couplets of Profound Spiritual Meaning); Diwan-e Kabir (also called Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi, or The Works of Shams Tabrizi) ; Fihi Ma Fihi (It Is What It Is)
Dorothy L. Sayers (1957; born June 13, 1893) English crime writer; poet; playwright; essayist; created the character Lord Peter Wimsey
Marguerite Yourcenar (1987; born June 8, 1903) French novelist and essayist who wrote Coup de Grace; Memoirs of Hadrian
Bonus Classic:
Li Qianfu (14th century) Chinese playwright who wrote Hui Lan Ji (Circle of Chalk)
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