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Timothy Olyphant starred in Justified, based on
Raylan and other stories by Elmore Leonard |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Elmore Leonard (1925; died August 20, 2013) American novelist and short story writer who wrote
Hombre;
Get Shorty;
Raylan; "Three-Ten to Yuma"
Died on this day:
Ulrich Zwingli (1531; born January 1, 1484) Swiss Reform Theologian whose collected works are expected to fill 21 volumes; one work popular in English is
The Christian Education of Youth
Thomas Wyatt (1542; born Unknown Date, 1503) English lyrical poet; the first English sonnets
Jean-Henri Fabre (1915; born December 22, 1823) French scientist who wrote works on insects, especially for younger readers
Taneda Santoka (1940; born December 3, 1882) Japanese poet;
Somokuto (
Grass and Tree Cairn);
For All My Walking
Jean Cocteau (1963; born July 5, 1889) French writer, playwright, artist and filmmaker; novel
Les Enfants Terribles; play
The Infernal Machine; films
Beauty and the Beast and
Orpheus
Bonus Classic:
Apollonius of Perga (c. 262-c. 190 BCE) Greek mathematician and scientist known for the
Conic Sections
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