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| One of Picasso's many drawings of doves |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
J. Smeaton Chase (1864; died March 29, 1923) English-born American author;
California Coast Trails;
California Desert Trails;
The Penance of Magdalena: and Other Tales of the California Missions
Barbara Kingsolver (1955) American novelist, essayist and poet;
The Poisonwood Bible;
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Died on this day:
Gaetano Donizetti (1848; born November 29, 1797) Italian composer;
Lucia di Lammermoor
Pablo Picasso (1973; born October 25, 1881) Spanish painter, multi-faceted artist, poet, and playwright;
Guernica;
Dove;
Head of a Woman;
Head of a Bull, Metamorphosis
Bonus Classic:
Plato (428/427 or 424/423-348/347) Greek philosopher known for dialogues featuring Socrates:
Apology;
Crito;
Phaedo, approximately 30 in all
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