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Bo Derek made quite a splash on the beach
in Blake Edwards' 10, which also introduced
Maurice Ravel's Bolero to a new generation. |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Arthur Eddington (1882; died November 22, 1944) English astronomer, physicist, mathematician, philosopher and popularizer of science;
The Mathematical Theory of Relativity;
The Nature of the Physical World;
New Pathways in Science
Died on this day:
Francis de Sales (1622; born August 21, 1567) French Bishop (of Geneva) and saint;
An Introduction to the Devout Life;
The Treatise on the Love of God
Thomas Babington Macaulay (1859; born October 25, 1800) British historian;
Lays of Ancient Rome;
Critical and Historical Essays;
History of England
Maurice Ravel (1937; born March 7, 1875) French composer;
Boléro;
Pavane pour une infante défunte (
Pavane for a Dead Princess);
Rapsodie espagnole; ballet
Daphnis et Chloé; opera
L’Enfant et les sortilèges (
The Child and the Enchantments)
Theodore Dreiser (1945; born August 27, 1871) American novelist who wrote
Sister Carrie and
An American Tragedy
Sam Peckinpah (1984; born February 21, 1925) American filmmaker;
The Wild Bunch;
Straw Dogs;
The Getaway;
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid;
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
John D. MacDonald (1986; born July 24, 1916) American crime novelist and short story writer; the
Travis McGee series
Bonus Classic:
Coyote stories (c. 19th century) Native American folk-tales centering on the trickster character named Coyote
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