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Gustave Doré's Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica in a
scene from Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Ludovico Ariosto (1474; died July 6, 1533) Italian poet known for
Orlando Furioso
Frédéric Mistral (1830; died March 25, 1914) French writer and lexicographer of the Occitan language. Epic Prvencal poem
Mirèio (
Mireille). Nobel Prize in Literature (1904).
Joaquin Miller (1837; died February 17, 1913) American poet known for
Songs of the Sierras
Antonin Dvorak (1841; died May 1, 1904) Czech composer known for
the New World Symphony;
Slavonic Dance No. 2
Died on this day:
Hermann von Helmholtz (1894; born August 31, 1821) German scientist known for several branches of science, as well as philosophy of science;
Richard Strauss (1949; born June 11, 1864) German composer known for operas
Der Rosenkavalier;
Elektra; and
Salome; tone poems
Don Juan;
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks; and
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Bonus Classic:
Homer (c. 850 earliest) Greek epic poet;
The Iliad;
The Odyssey
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