2 April 1946. Sue Townsend was born in Leicester. She’s best known for creating the fictional character, Adrian Mole. Her Adrian Mole books sold more copies than any other work of fiction in Britain during the 1980s. The series eventually encompassed 9 books, all in diary form. pic.twitter.com/3dSy6FEUxp

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 2, 2023

2 April 1966. Cecil Smith (known by his pen name CS Forester) died (aged 66). He’s best known for his 12-book Horatio Hornblower novel series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic wars. He also wrote The African Queen, which became a Hollywood feature film, pic.twitter.com/2ijWs9j1YN

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 2, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1991, novelist (Stamboul Train, The End of the Affair, The Quiet American) Graham Greene died of leukemia in Vevey, Switzerland, at the age of 86. Corseaux cemetery in Corseaux, Switzerland https://t.co/zwZnAX5dhZ pic.twitter.com/lsBQGiqBQU

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4 April 1927. Acclaimed poet and autobiographer, Maya Angelou, was born in St Louis, Missouri,USA. She was best known for her series of 7 autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. pic.twitter.com/umwrvV74Bf

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 4, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 2013, film critic, historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author Roger Ebert died from cancer in Chicago at the age of 70. Cremation https://t.co/i6rJme4UDW pic.twitter.com/NBrvf317d2

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5 April 1588. Thomas Hobbes was born in Westport, Wiltshire. He was a key figure in the development of political philosophy. His most influential book was Leviathan, which sets out his doctrine of the foundation of states and legitimate governments. pic.twitter.com/66aJ5hDZdd

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 5, 2023

5 April 1997. American Beat poet, Allen Ginsberg, died (aged 70). He was one of the leading 1950s Beat poets. His best known poem was Howl, in which he denounced what he saw as the destructive forces of capitalism and political conformity in the USA. pic.twitter.com/v8uWdYIAm1

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 5, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 2014 author (The Snow Leopard, Shadow Country, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse) naturalist, zen teacher, CIA agent, co-founder of The Paris Review, Peter Matthiessen died from leukemia at his home in Sagaponack, New York, aged 86 https://t.co/02fMvoS48e pic.twitter.com/9XFfk1jfXR

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 5, 2023

6 April 1843. English poet, William Wordsworth, was appointed as the prestigious Poet Laureate. He held the post until his death in 1850. His best known work is The Prelude, a semi-autobiographical poem of his early years that he revised several times. pic.twitter.com/GV4ExDGoxm

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 6, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1992 writer (Foundation series, Galactic Empire series, Robot series, "Nightfall"), professor of biochemistry at Boston University, Isaac Asimov died in Manhattan of heart and kidney failure, aged 72. Cremated remains scattered https://t.co/GoJhllTivY pic.twitter.com/NETB8lhVvd

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 6, 2023

In 1935, Gertrude P McBrown published her first book of poetry, The Picture-Poetry Book. Also a playwright, educator, actor, storyteller & director, she became famous for her one-woman shows about African-American heroines and telling stories from Africa. https://t.co/85vZb1tRUr pic.twitter.com/Ej5EWZyeq6

— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) April 6, 2023

7 April 1770. William Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth, Cumbria. He was Britain’s poet laureate from 1843 until his death. He helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with his joint publication Lyrical Ballads with Samuel Coleridge. pic.twitter.com/Dikvk43c5Q

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 7, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1882, poet, illustrator, painter, translator Dante Gabriel Rossetti died on Easter Sunday at the country house of a friend in Birchington-on-Sea, England, of Brights Disease, aged 53. Churchyard of All Saints in Birchington-on-Sea https://t.co/zEvWFaJCql pic.twitter.com/o7jHOwAG2o

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 9, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1909 poet ("Anactoria", "Sapphics", "Hymn to Proserpine", "The Triumph of Time") playwright, novelist, critic Algernon Charles Swinburne died at The Pines, Putney, London, aged 72. St. Boniface Church, Bonchurch on the Isle of Wight https://t.co/pKklMLwrsC pic.twitter.com/HiFdWdEA1u

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 10, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1966 writer (Decline and Fall, A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Sword of Honour) Evelyn Waugh died; heart failure; his home in Combe Florey, Somerset, England, aged 62. Church of St Peter & St Paul, Combe Florey https://t.co/pKklMLwrsC pic.twitter.com/xcdXO7SaF4

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 10, 2023

10 April 2016. Welsh born, Oxford educated, Howard Marks, died (aged 70). After his release from prison, on a charge of drug dealing, he wrote a best selling autobiography called, Mr Nice, which was turned into a film. He also campaigned for the legalisation of cannabis. pic.twitter.com/5uQflOiLXu

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 10, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1977 poet ("Les feuilles mortes", "La grasse matinée", "Les bruits de la nuit", "Chasse à l'enfant"), screenwriter (Les Enfants du Paradis) Jacques Prévert died; lung cancer; Omonville-la-Petite, France aged 77. Cimetiere d'Omonville la Petite https://t.co/3lFOxgHfrq pic.twitter.com/CUUVZqKosS

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 11, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1987 chemist, partisan, writer (If This Is a Man, The Periodic Table), Jewish Holocaust survivor, Primo Levi died from injuries sustained in a fall from his third-story apartment landing in Turin, aged 67. Cimitero Monumentale di Torino, Turin https://t.co/3lFOxgHfrq pic.twitter.com/f0kuM3Z0vE

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 11, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1987 novelist (Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre), short story writer, Erskine Caldwell died of emphysema and lung cancer in Paradise Valley, Arizona, aged 83. Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland, Oregon https://t.co/3lFOxgHfrq pic.twitter.com/gZYhn1Zm1B

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) April 11, 2023