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Pierre-Simon Laplace is said to have bantered
with Napoleon (shown) about the existence of God. |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749; died March 5, 1827) French astronomer and mathematician;
Celestial Mechanics
Kurosawa Akira (1910; died September 6, 1998) Japanese filmmaker known for
Rashomon;
Ikiru;
Seven Samurai;
Yojimbo;
Kagemusha; and
Ran.
Died on this day:
Saigyo Hoshi (1190; born Unknown Date, 1118) Japanese monk poet who wrote
Sankashu (
Mountain Home Collection)
Stendhal (1842; born January 23, 1783) French novelist;
Le Rouge et le Noir (
The Red and the Black);
La Chartreuse de Parme (
The Charterhouse of Parma)
Bonus Classic:
Su Xun (1009-1066) Chinese writer; father of Su Dongpo, and one of "Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song"
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