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#581 · June 19, 2023, 6:13 pm

19 June 1993. Leading novelist, William Golding, died (aged 81). He’s best known for Lord of the Flies. He also won a Nobel Prize in Literature and was awarded the Booker Prize for fiction in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage. pic.twitter.com/yi8SSDjx8a

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 19, 2023

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#582 · June 21, 2023, 5:03 pm

21 June 1527. Niccolo Machiavelli died (aged 58). His book The Prince has been associated with endorsing unscrupulous political behaviour, even though it’s about the correct moral ethics that should be followed by a responsible government. pic.twitter.com/JExetw5qQ0

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 21, 2023

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#583 · June 21, 2023, 5:03 pm

21 June 1905. Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris, France. He was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism and phenomenology, and one of the leading figures in 20th-century French philosophy. He was the partner of feminist philosopher, Simone de Beauvoir pic.twitter.com/1olZg31E2g

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 21, 2023

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#584 · June 21, 2023, 5:05 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1914 Austrian-Bohemian pacifist, novelist (Die Waffen nieder! (Lay Down Your Arms!)), the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Bertha von Suttner died of cancer in Vienna aged 71. Hauptfriedhof, Gotha, Germany https://t.co/p0RlBlwUpY pic.twitter.com/y8YtgUykgJ

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) June 21, 2023

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#585 · June 21, 2023, 5:06 pm

#RIP #OTD in 2003 US Marine Corps veteran, author (Exodus, Trinity, Topaz) Leon Uris died of kidney failure at his Long Island home on Shelter Island in 2003, aged 78. Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Virginia https://t.co/p0RlBlwUpY pic.twitter.com/NPigXFhkUz

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) June 21, 2023

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#586 · June 22, 2023, 1:55 pm

22 June 1898. Novelist, Erich Remarque, was born in Osnabrück, Germany. His best known book was All Quiet On The Western Front which chronicles the horror of trench warfare in the First World War. It was banned when Hitler came to power and regularly burned in Nazi book burnings. pic.twitter.com/6GjvWn6nhw

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 22, 2023

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#587 · June 23, 2023, 1:50 pm

#RIP #OTD in 2013 author (I Am Legend, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", "Steel", "Duel", Hell House, What Dreams May Come), screenwriter Richard Matheson died at his home in Los Angeles aged 87. Cremation https://t.co/0i1O2jXMrA pic.twitter.com/dWCKzWfWsR

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) June 23, 2023

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#588 · June 24, 2023, 4:16 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1909 novelist, short story writer (The Country of the Pointed Firs), poet, Sarah Orne Jewett died in her South Berwick, Maine home from a stroke aged 59. Portland Street Cemetery, South Berwick, Maine https://t.co/7myK03vosR pic.twitter.com/HDvXdV5YSn

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) June 24, 2023

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#589 · June 25, 2023, 3:30 pm

25 June 1903. George Orwell (Eric Blair), was born in Bengal, India. Best known works were: Animal Farm, Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia. In 2008, The Times ranked him 2nd in “The 50 Greatest British Writers since 1945” (behind Philip Larkin). pic.twitter.com/wLcqDg4J1U

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 25, 2023

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#590 · June 25, 2023, 3:31 pm

25 June 1947. The Diary of Anne Frank was published for the first time in Amsterdam, Netherlands, under the title: The Annex: Diary Notes. It’s subsequently been translated into over 70 languages, and is one of the most widely read accounts of the Holocaust. pic.twitter.com/IjfyblrmmK

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 25, 2023

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#591 · June 26, 2023, 3:05 pm

#RIP #OTD in 2012, journalist, writer, filmmaker (Silkwood, Heartburn, When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, Michael, You’ve Got Mail, Julie & Julia) Nora Ephron died from acute myeloid leukemia in New York City at the age of 71. Cremation https://t.co/XeKFiKXdVC pic.twitter.com/qAEmB1FInP

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) June 26, 2023

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#592 · June 27, 2023, 4:52 pm

27 June 1965. Historian and TV presenter, Simon Sebag Montefiore, was born in London. He’s the author of best selling and award-winning books, particularly on Russian and Soviet history. His books Jerusalem: The Biography, and The World: A Family History were global bestsellers. pic.twitter.com/JrEXV157ox

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 27, 2023

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#593 · June 27, 2023, 4:52 pm

27 June 1970. Best selling historian, James Holland, was born in Salisbury. He’s written a number of best selling books on different aspects on WW2, most notably, the Battle of Britain, D-Day, the Dambusters, and two volumes of a history of WW2: The War in the West: 1939-1945. pic.twitter.com/FZcpHgD17v

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 27, 2023

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#594 · June 28, 2023, 5:13 pm

28 June 1935. The first Rupert Bear cartoon series appeared in the Daily Express newspaper. Rupert Bear began his cartoon life on 8 November 1920 in a cartoon strip called “Little Lost Bear”, but he was not given his own series by The Daily Express as Rupert until 1935. pic.twitter.com/vgCjg71tZ0

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 28, 2023

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#595 · June 28, 2023, 5:15 pm

28 June 1954. Adrian Anthony (“AA”) Gill was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was The Sunday Times’ restaurant reviewer and TV critic. He also wrote several books. He was known for his sharp wit, and often controversial opinions but won numerous awards for his writing. pic.twitter.com/1CLRYxxReM

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 28, 2023

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#596 · June 29, 2023, 3:16 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1861, poet (Sonnets from the Portuguese, Aurora Leigh) of the Victorian era, wife of poet and playwright Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning died in Rome in Robert’s arms at the age of 55. The English Cemetery of Florence https://t.co/DEVlJDNn0v pic.twitter.com/LKTSYjcSmn

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) June 29, 2023

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#597 · June 30, 2023, 2:14 pm

30 June 1936. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (pictured), was published. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and became a Hollywood film starring Clark Cable and Vivien Leigh. Set in the Civil War, it focuses on Scarlett O’Hara’s relationship with Rhett Butler. pic.twitter.com/sFsGQG8ss9

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 30, 2023

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#598 · June 30, 2023, 2:15 pm

#OTD #RIP 1984 playwright (The Children's Hour, The Little Foxes, The Autumn Garden, Toys in the Attic), screenwriter, Lillian Hellman died; heart attack near her home on Martha's Vineyard aged 79. Abel Hill Cemetery, Chilmark, Massachusetts (Irving Penn) https://t.co/naMNAUMfvw pic.twitter.com/EOXdvCVnBU

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) June 30, 2023

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#599 · July 2, 2023, 1:51 pm

2 July 1778. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, died (aged 66). His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Enlightenment, aspects of the French Revolution and the development of political thought. pic.twitter.com/uNiY9RruNY

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

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#600 · July 2, 2023, 1:53 pm

Died #otd Ernest Hemingway, American writer and journalist, 62 years ago today #ErnestHemingway https://t.co/ln34TXs2yX pic.twitter.com/hNGU49SlEZ

— Outlived (@OutlivedDotOrg) July 2, 2023

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