"San Diego de Alcala," an illustration in J. Smeaton Chase's The Penance of Magdalena: and Other Tales of the California Missions |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
R. S. Thomas (1913; died September 25, 2000) Welsh poet and Anglican priest; collections Song at the Year's Turning; Laboratories of the Spirit
Died on this day:
Charles Wesley (1728; born December 18, 1707) English leader of the Methodist movement; hymns
Emanuel Swedenborg (1772; born March 29, 1772) Swedish scientist and philosopher; True Christian Religion; Heaven and Hell
Georges Seurat (1891; born December 2, 1859) French painter; Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte; Bathers at Asnières; Jeune femme se poudrant
J. Smeaton Chase (1923; born April 8, 1864) English-born American author; California Coast Trails; California Desert Trails; The Penance of Magdalena: and Other Tales of the California Missions
Bonus Classic:
The Story of Norna-Gest (c. 1300) Icelandic tale about a Norse hero who would live only as long as the candle next to his crib lasted
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