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| Diego Rivera's sumptuous The Flower Seller |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Baruch Spinoza (1632; died February 21, 1677) Dutch-born Portuguese Jewish philosopher whose writings laid the groundwork for the Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism. His magnum opus was the
Ethics.
Laurence Sterne (1713; died March 18, 1768) Irish novelist and Anglican cleric;
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman; and
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849; died October 29, 1924) English-American novelist and playwright;
Little Lord Fauntleroy;
A Little Princess;
The Secret Garden
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864; died September 9, 1901) French painter known for paintings of Paris night-life in the late 19th century, such as
At the Moulin Rouge
Scott Joplin (1868; died April 1, 1917) American composer; ragtime composer, "Maple Leaf Rag"; "The Entertainer"; opera
Treemonisha.
Arundhati Roy (1961) Indian author;
The God of Small Things
Died on this day:
John Knox (1572; born Unknown Date, 1513) Scottish clergyman, theologian, and writer;
First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women
Charles Fletcher Lummis (1928; born March 1, 1859) American journalist, historian, ethnographer, archaeologist, poet, librarian, and museum founder;
Land of Sunshine (magazine, later called
Out West);
Some Strange Corners of Our Country;
The Spanish Pioneers and the California Missions;
Flowers Of Our Lost Romance;
A Tramp Across the Continent;
The Land of Poco Tiempo
Diego Rivera (1957; born December 8, 1886) Mexican painter and muralist; murals
Man, Controller of the Universe;
The History of Mexico; paintings
The Fecund Earth;
The Flower Seller
John Rawls (2002; born February 21, 1921) American philosopher;
A Theory of Justice
Bonus Classic:
Thomas Nashe (1567-c. 1601) English playwright and poet;
The Unfortunate Traveller;
Summer's Last Will and Testament
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