22 April 1724. Immanuel Kant, one of the leading figures in philosophy, was born in Königsberg, Prussia. His best known work is The Critique of Pure Reason in which he questioned the idea of objectivity. pic.twitter.com/LfCozcXrjJ

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22 April 1899. Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov was born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. His first 9 novels were written in Russian, but he achieved international fame through his controversial English language novel, Lolita, which was turned into a film. pic.twitter.com/S95qENHTPR

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#RIP #OTD in 1995 poet and translator, muse of poet Donald Hall, New Hampshire's poet laureate, Jane Kenyon died from leukemia in Wilmot, New Hampshire, aged 47. Proctor Cemetery, Andover, New Hampshire https://t.co/8reXo3aFBB pic.twitter.com/InDbE4TvrI

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#RIP #OTD in 1616, poet, playwright (Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth), William Shakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, aged 52. Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon (the Chandos portrait) https://t.co/kwj5Xx0jE9 pic.twitter.com/mkM1wBjtKW

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#RIP #OTD in 1850, Romantic poet (The Prelude), William Wordsworth died from pleurisy at home in Rydal, England, aged 80. St. Oswald’s church in the village of Grasmere, in the Lake District, Cumbria, England https://t.co/kwj5Xx0jE9 pic.twitter.com/PDGO9TIwIP

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#RIP #OTD in 1915 poet known for his war sonnets (“The Soldier"), Rupert Brooke died of septicaemia following a mosquito bite whilst aboard a French hospital ship moored off the island of Skyros in the Aegean Sea, aged 27. An olive grove in Skyros https://t.co/kwj5Xx0jE9 pic.twitter.com/nRxTkb98BO

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#RIP #OTD in 1995 lawyer, sports journalist, broadcaster, author, Howard Cosell died at the Hospital for Joint Diseases in Manhattan of a cardiac embolism at the age of 77. Westhampton Cemetery, Westhampton, New York https://t.co/kwj5Xx0jE9 pic.twitter.com/C992I5h70U

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#RIP #OTD in 1996 author (the Mary Poppins series), P. L. Travers died in London at the age of 96. St Mary the Virgin's Church, Twickenham, London https://t.co/kwj5Xx0jE9 pic.twitter.com/7Wy0S06Upj

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23 April 2011. Comedy writer John Sullivan died (aged 64). He wrote the situation comedies Only Fools and Horses, Citizen Smith, Dear John and Just Good Friends. His most popular series was Only Fools and Horses, which won the BAFTA award for Best Comedy Series 3 times. pic.twitter.com/z1WjMtoF54

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#RIP #OTD in 1731, trader, writer (Robinson Crusoe), journalist, pamphleteer, spy, Daniel Defoe died in London at the age of 70. Bunhill Fields Burial and Gardens, Borough of Islington, London https://t.co/H9iSIlEjRm pic.twitter.com/UrCLmkn26S

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#RIP #OTD in 1947, author (O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, My Ántonia) Willa Cather died of a cerebral hemorrhage in her home on Park Avenue in Manhattan, aged 73. Old Burying Ground, behind the Jaffrey Center Meeting House in Jaffrey, New Hampshire https://t.co/H9iSIlEjRm pic.twitter.com/TmFkcODMsd

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#RIP #OTD in 1566, La Belle Cordière, (The Beautiful Ropemaker), French poet of the Renaissance (Débat), Louise Labé died in Parcieux-en-Dombes, France at the age of about 44. Interred on her country property close to Parcieux-en-Dombes, outside Lyon https://t.co/JHTLeXQnuc pic.twitter.com/2xh84DOsqF

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#RIP #OTD in 1595, poet (Gerusalemme liberata) Torquato Tasso died at the convent of Sant’Onofrio in Rome at the age of 51. Sant’Onofrio https://t.co/JHTLeXQnuc pic.twitter.com/xeYIQY0Gz1

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25 April 1719. The popular novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe was first published. The story was inspired by Alexander Selkirk who was rescued from a desert island near Chile. In the novel, Crusoe spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island before being rescued. pic.twitter.com/VwSXM2NHLy

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#RIP #OTD in 1878 novelist (Black Beauty) Anna Sewell died of hepatitis or tuberculosis in Old Catton, Norfolk, England, aged 58. Quaker burial-ground in Lamas near Buxton, Norfolk https://t.co/JHTLeXQnuc pic.twitter.com/3rAo9WIeCl

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26 April 1889. Acclaimed philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein was born in Vienna, Austria. He published only 1 book during his lifetime: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. He attended the same secondary school as Adolf Hitler at the time Hitler was a pupil there. pic.twitter.com/r6kE7GCXBd

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#RIP #OTD in 1970 burlesque entertainer, stripper, vedette, actress, author, playwright, (her memoir was adapted into the 1959 stage musical Gypsy), Gypsy Rose Lee died; lung cancer in Los Angeles, aged 59. Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California https://t.co/LpzVC5eU4i pic.twitter.com/O0YQiBzFNS

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27 April 1667. Blind and poverty stricken, John Milton sold the copyright of his epic poem Paradise Lost for £10 (now worth £1,000). Paradise Lost is widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written. pic.twitter.com/VYarVhlTG4

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27 April 1759. Feminist pioneer, Mary Wollstonecraft, was born in London. Her best known work is the feminist classic, A Vindication of The Rights of Woman. She’s now regarded as one of the founding feminist philosophers. pic.twitter.com/v6WL9qu0FS

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