17 September 1994. Karl Popper died (aged 92). He was one of the most influential philosophers of science in the 20th century. According to Popper, a theory in the empirical sciences can never be proven, but it can be falsified and should be constantly reexamined. pic.twitter.com/esWgeplzQg

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 17, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 2019 journalist, author, political reporter and analyst, one of NPR's "Founding Mothers", Cokie Roberts died from breast cancer in Washington D.C. aged 75. Congressional Cemetery Washington D.C. https://t.co/xq6qTe0Ncg pic.twitter.com/wNBCkA7bld

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) September 17, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1980, journalist, essayist, author (Ship of Fools; Pale Horse, Pale Rider), poet, Pulitzer Prize recipient, Katherine Anne Porter died in Silver Spring, Maryland, aged 90. Cremated remains Indian Creek Cemetery in Indian Creek, Texas https://t.co/JrgiB2aUHA pic.twitter.com/lz9eAPwdsR

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) September 18, 2023

19 September 1911. Acclaimed novelist, William Golding, was born in Newquay. He’s best known for the novel 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/jwKw4mTMlv

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

19 September 2015. Jackie Collins died (aged 77). She wrote 32 novels, with the sexual aspect of relationships to the forefront. All her novels appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list, selling over 500 million, and translated into 40 languages. Her sister is Joan Collins. pic.twitter.com/xkSsrlnDvN

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

#RIP #OTD in 1863 author, linguist, philologist, jurist, folklorist, older brother of Wilhelm Grimm (Brothers Grimm literary duo) Jacob Grimm died in Berlin aged 78. Alter Sankt-Matthäus-Kirchhof, Schöneberg, Berlin https://t.co/v6rc8UOcpc pic.twitter.com/AkU4yoNs9f

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) September 20, 2023

20 September 1878. Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland. USA. His works of historical fiction and investigative true story non-fiction were hugely popular in America in the first half of the 20th century. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943. pic.twitter.com/4P5J6BxOZd

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 20, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 19 BC, ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period (Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid), Virgil died in Brundisium harbor at the age of 50. Virgil’s tomb in Piedigrotta, Naples https://t.co/jjhRPDgs6u pic.twitter.com/9jsKJopfis

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

#RIP #OTD in 1832 novelist, playwright and poet, (Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Bride of Lammermoor, The Lady of the Lake) Sir Walter Scott died at his home Abbotsford House near Melrose in the Scottish borders, age 61. Dryburgh Abbery ruins in Melrose https://t.co/jjhRPDgs6u pic.twitter.com/Cs2LcTyjTU

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#RIP #OTD in 1860 philosopher (The World as Will and Representation, philosophical pessimism, hedgehog's dilemma) Arthur Schopenhauer died of pulmonary-respiratory failure at home in Frankfurt aged 72 Hauptfriedhof Frankfurt am Main, Germany https://t.co/jjhRPDgs6u pic.twitter.com/4vVlSivQMC

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

21 September 1866. Acclaimed novelist, Herbert George (“HG”) Wells, was born in Bromley, Kent. He’s best remembered for his science fiction novels, including: The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon, and The Shape of Things to Come. pic.twitter.com/G5RMnjmHwe

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

21 September 1937. J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit was published in the UK. The book is set in Tolkien’s fictional universe, and follows the quest of home-loving, Bilbo Baggins, to win a share of the treasure guarded by Smaug the dragon. pic.twitter.com/1Ch1Bk6f8w

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

21 September 1947. Horror writer, Stephen King, was born in Portland, Maine. His books have sold over 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into Hollywood films, including: Carrie, The Shining, Knightriders, Creepshow, Cat’s Eyes, and Silver Bullet. pic.twitter.com/sjttnwR3vS

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

22 September 2022. Acclaimed novelist, Hilary Mantel, died (aged 70). She was twice been awarded the Booker Prize, the first for Wolf Hall, a fictional account of Thomas Cromwell’s rise to power in the court of Henry VIII, and the second for Bring Up the Bodies. pic.twitter.com/cMj3MUprIp

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

23 September 1909. The Phantom of the Opera, a novel by French writer, Gaston Leroux, was first published, as a serialisation in Le Gaulois. It’s been adapted into various stage and film versions, most notably, a 1925 silent film and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 musical. pic.twitter.com/M1SlTus6RC

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 23, 2023

#RIP #OTD in 1943 novelist (Beyond the Rocks, Three Weeks), scriptwriter, Elinor Glyn died at 39 Royal Avenue, Chelsea, London, aged 78. Cremated remains at Golders Green Crematorium, London https://t.co/8hknNwtTyB pic.twitter.com/XPE0MQCXtK

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

#RIP #OTD in 1973, poet (Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada), diplomat and politician Pablo Neruda died in his house in Isla Negra, Santiago, Chile under mysterious circumstances at the age of 69. Casa de Isla Negra, El Quisco, Chile https://t.co/8hknNwtTyB pic.twitter.com/HptAtC9OQh

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

#RIP #OTD in 1981, Native Canadian, poet ("My Heart Soars"), actor (Little Big Man, The Outlaw Josey Wales), a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation of Burrard Inlet, Chief Dan George died in Vancouver, aged 82. Burrard Cemetery in North Vancouver https://t.co/8hknNwtTyB pic.twitter.com/tqymaR7Fkn

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

24 September 1848. Artist and poet, Branwell Brontë, died (aged 31). He was the only son of the Brontë family, and the brother of the novelists, Charlotte, Emily and Anne. His life was shortened by drug and alcohol addiction. pic.twitter.com/IZ8X3gESDe

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) September 24, 2023