#RIP #OTD in 1778, French Enlightenment writer (Candide), poet (La Pucelle d'Orléans), historian, philosopher noted for his wit, his criticism of Christianity and of slavery, Voltaire died in Paris, aged 83. Panthéon in Paris https://t.co/cUFsMLpVHa pic.twitter.com/nn8S1WrEQq

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#RIP #OTD in 1960 poet (My Sister, Life), novelist (Doctor Zhivago), literary translator Boris Pasternak died of lung cancer in his dacha in Peredelkino near Mosscow, aged 70. Peredelkino Cemetery https://t.co/cUFsMLpVHa pic.twitter.com/T0ME7VyI0c

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31 May 1669. Samuel Pepys (aged 36), wrote the final entry in his diary. His first entry was on 1 January 1660. He feared that writing in dim light was damaging his eyes. His fears were unjustified as he lived another 34 years without going blind. He never resumed his diary. pic.twitter.com/81huAofmzE

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#RIP #OTD in 1968 author (The Story of My Life), disability rights advocate, political activist, lecturer Helen Keller died in her sleep at home, Arcan Ridge, Easton, Connecticut, aged 87. Cremated remains Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. https://t.co/FVQ9hOBbpa pic.twitter.com/fMk39Yt4Te

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2 June 1840. Thomas Hardy was born in Dorchester. Although he regarded himself primarily as a poet, he is much better known as the author of classic novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. pic.twitter.com/944HSFgjM0

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2 June 1897. Responding to press reporting that he was dead, the novelist and noted wit, Mark Twain (aged 61), said to a reporter from the New York Journal: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” pic.twitter.com/3K7OtbiSlg

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#RIP #OTD in 1962, author, poet (The Land), garden designer, lover of Virginia Woolf, Vita Sackville-West died; Sissinghurst Castle, Kent EN, aged 70. Cremated remains Sackville family vault, Withyham Parish Church, East Sussex EN (Portrait William Strang) https://t.co/Mfh9gWqa5l pic.twitter.com/YDjEZevl8Q

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3 June 1924. Franz Kafka, one of the most influential authors of the 20th century, died (aged 40). His work featured isolated protagonists facing bureaucratic obstacles: now known as Kafkaesque. His best known works were The Metamorphosis, The Trial and The Castle. pic.twitter.com/6NmDivJ79M

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 3, 2023

3 June 1926. Allen Ginsberg was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. 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/saBu8SgXpD

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#RIP #OTD in 1798, adventurer, author (Histoire de ma vie), lover, Giacomo Casanova died in Duchcov, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire, now the Czech Republic, aged 73. Castle of Dux, Bohemia (Duchcov Castle, Czech Republic) https://t.co/mUUipdPzG0 pic.twitter.com/Od8g526ccJ

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#RIP #OTD in 1900, novelist (The Red Badge of Courage), short story writer, poet and journalist Stephen Crane died from tuberculosis at a health spa in Badenweiler, Germany at the age of 28. Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey https://t.co/yO6fAslcsY pic.twitter.com/KG4sBmNx5x

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#RIP #OTD in 1910, short story writer (The Gift of the Magi, The Caballero's Way) O. Henry died of cirrhosis of the liver, complications of diabetes, and an enlarged heart in New York City at the age of 47. Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina https://t.co/yO6fAslcsY pic.twitter.com/F3u2atz5Wd

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#RIP #OTD in 2012, author (Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Something Wicked This Way Comes), screenwriter, Ray Bradbury died in Los Angeles, aged 91. Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles https://t.co/yO6fAslcsY pic.twitter.com/z5yo6ilPRQ

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6 June 1875. Acclaimed German novelist, Thomas Mann, was born Lübeck, Germany. He won the 1929 Nobel Prize for Literature and left Germany in 1933 when Hitler came to power. His most notable works are Buddenbrooks, The Magic Mountain, Death in Venice and Doctor Faustus. pic.twitter.com/vhhmRjE1wN

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#RIP #OTD in 1982, poet ("She is Away"), translator, essayist, “The Father of the Beats”, Kenneth Rexroth died in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 76. Santa Barbara Cemetery https://t.co/7aLi0CHmwB pic.twitter.com/pnWQ26pEre

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#RIP #OTD in 1967 poet, writer, critic, satirist, member of the Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker died of a heart attack in Manhattan, aged 73. Cremated remains interred in her family's plot in Woodlawn Cemetery, in the Bronx https://t.co/6mTHip9oAh pic.twitter.com/lqRY3z6LqX

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7 June 1970. Edward Morgan (“E. M.”) Forster died (aged 91). His novels examine class differences and hypocrisy, including: A Room with a View, Howards End & A Passage to India. All were made into films. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 16 times, but never won. pic.twitter.com/ZyROsNzJtU

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

#RIP #OTD in 1980 novelist (Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, Tropic of Capricorn, The Rosy Crucifixion) Henry Miller died; circulatory complications; home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, aged 88. Cremated remains scattered in Big Sur (Carl Van Vechten) https://t.co/6mTHip9oAh pic.twitter.com/qP6qRikSuo

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#RIP #OTD in 1876 novelist (Valentine, Mauprat, Consuelo, La Mare au Diable, La Petite Fadette), memoirist, journalist, Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, George Sand died at Nohant, near Châteauroux, France, aged 71. Chapel at Nohant-Vic https://t.co/dCDAnpsW2S pic.twitter.com/lYRScIvC2j

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