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Edward Steichen's iconic 1904 photograph
of The Flatiron Building in New York |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Edward Steichen (1879; died March 25, 1973) Luxembourgish-American photographer; credited with transforming photography into an art form; curator of
The Family of Man
Ferde Grofe (1892; died April 3, 1972) American composer;
Mississippi Suite;
Grand Canyon Suite;
Death Valley Suite;
Niagara Falls Suite
Endo Shusaku (1923; died September 29, 1996) Japanese author who wrote
Chinmoku (
Silence)
Quentin Tarantino (1963) American filmmaker;
Reservoir Dogs;
Pulp Fiction;
Kill Bill: Volume 1 & 2;
Inglourious Basterds;
Django Unchained; two Academy Awards
Died on this day:
Henry Adams (1918; born February 16, 1838) American historian descended from two U.S. Presidents;
The Education of Henry Adams;
The History of the USA of America 1801–1817; "Mont Saint-Michel and Chartres"; Pulitzer Prize (1919)
M. C. Escher (1972; born June 17, 1898) Dutch graphic artist; known for geometrically intricate drawings such as
Relativity;
Waterfall;
Hand with Reflecting Sphere
Adrienne Rich (2012; born May 16, 1929) American poet;
Diving Into the Wreck
Bonus Classic:
Questions of King Menander (
Milinda Panha) (c. 100 CE) ancient Indian text of Buddhist philosophy, in the form of a king questioning a monk
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