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A scene from Karel Capek's 1921 play,
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Karel Capek (1890; died December 25, 1938) Czech playwright and novelist; novel
War with the Newts; play
R.U.R. (
Rossum's Universal Robots)
Simone de Beauvoir (1908; died April 14, 1986) French novelist and philosopher;
She Came to Stay;
The Second Sex;
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
Died on this day:
Katherine Mansfield (1923; born October 14, 1888) New Zealand short story writer;
The Garden Party: and Other Stories;
The Aloe
Bonus Classic
Jayadeva (12th century) Indian poet;
Gita Govinda, depicting the love of Krishna for Radha
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