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William Tell prepares to shoot an apple from
his son's head in a 1554 illustration of the
story that inspired Gioachino Rossini's opera |
Here are today's milestones:
Born this on day:
Gioacchino Rossini (1792; died November 13, 1868) Italian composer;
Il barbiere di Siviglia (
The Barber of Seville);
La Cenerentola (
Cinderella);
Guillaume Tell (
William Tell);
Otello (
Othello)
Howard Nemerov (1920; died July 5, 1991) American poet;
The Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov; twice Poet Laureate of the USA (1963-1964 and 1988-1990); Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1978)
Died this on day:
Ina Donna Coolbrith (1928; born March 10, 1841) American poet and writer; "The Mother's Grief"; "When the Grass Shall Cover Me"; "Copa De Oro (California Poppy)"
Bonus Classic:
Hitopadesha (800-950) Indian fables, attributed to a "Narayana," who is otherwise unknown
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