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#1001 · January 1, 2024, 2:14 pm

1 January 1660. Samuel Pepys began writing a diary, which recorded his daily life for nearly 10 years. It’s a key account of London in 1660s, providing an eyewitness account of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the 2nd Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London. pic.twitter.com/FSdiUtKDnw

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 1, 2024

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#1002 · January 1, 2024, 2:15 pm

1 January 1879. EM Forster, was born in London. His novels examine class differences and hypocrisy, including: A Room with a View, Howards End and 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/RkXHXcNZQZ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 1, 2024

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#1003 · January 1, 2024, 2:16 pm

1 January 1919. Jerome David (“JD”) Salinger was born in New York City, USA. He was the author of the 1951 cult novel, The Catcher in the Rye. The novel’s chief character, Holden Caulfield, became an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel has sold over 65 million copies. pic.twitter.com/cmtFJZad6I

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 1, 2024

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#1004 · January 1, 2024, 2:19 pm

1 January 1955. Leading historian, Mary Beard, was born in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. She became hugely famous after presenting a number of BBC TV documentaries, primarily on the Roman Empire, and as the author of several best selling books associated with them. pic.twitter.com/HBJqgv5oB1

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 1, 2024

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#1005 · January 2, 2024, 2:09 pm

2 January 1920. Isaac Asimov was born Petrovichi, Russia. He’s best known for his numerous works on science fiction and science books for the general reader. He wrote or edited about 500 volumes. pic.twitter.com/4hxwQYzAO4

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 2, 2024

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#1006 · January 3, 2024, 2:05 pm

3 January 1892. John Ronald Reuel (“JRR”) Tolkien was born im Bloemfontein, South Africa. He’s the author of fantasy novels, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, which were both turned into successful feature films. There are 7 blue plaques in England associated with Tolkien. pic.twitter.com/F3repYcBkg

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 3, 2024

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#1007 · January 3, 2024, 2:06 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1980 naturalist, artist and author (Born Free), Joy Adamson was murdered in Shaba National Reserve in Kenya, aged 69. Cremated remains interred in Elsa the Lioness's grave in Meru National Park in Meru, Kenya https://t.co/pmZieCH0T4 pic.twitter.com/kBc3Tdg7Vl

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 3, 2024

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#1008 · January 4, 2024, 2:33 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1960, author (L'Étranger, La Peste, Le Mythe de Sisyphe, La Chute), philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate, Albert Camus died at the age of 46, in a car accident Villeblevin, France. Cemetery of Lourmarin, France https://t.co/A9sU13paHd pic.twitter.com/4bniVOVXFj

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#1009 · January 4, 2024, 2:34 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1965, Nobel Prize winning poet (The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land), playwright, T. S. Eliot, died from emphysema in London at the age of 76. Cremated remains St Michael’s Church in East Coker, Somerset, England https://t.co/A9sU13paHd pic.twitter.com/wp5TDsliRX

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#1010 · January 4, 2024, 2:35 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1986 novelist (Goodbye to Berlin (Cabaret), A Single Man) playwright, screenwriter, Christopher Isherwood died; prostate cancer at his Santa Monica home, aged 81. Body donated to medical science at UCLA, cremated remains later scattered at sea https://t.co/A9sU13paHd pic.twitter.com/hxt1e6yCxp

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#1011 · January 5, 2024, 2:40 pm

5 January 1953. The play, Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett, was first performed in the Théâtre de Babylone in Paris, France. The 2 lead characters in the play, Vladimir and Estragon, engage in discussions while awaiting Godot, who never arrives by the end of the play. pic.twitter.com/vtnQ59MzoQ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 5, 2024

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#1012 · January 6, 2024, 2:06 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1944 writer (The History of the Standard Oil Company), investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer, Ida Tarbell died of pneumonia at Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut, aged 86. Woodlawn Cemetery, Titusville, Pennsylvania https://t.co/yQPFxpCYtt pic.twitter.com/jxCJv34r76

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 6, 2024

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#1013 · January 7, 2024, 2:29 pm

7 January 1936. Hunter Davies was born in Johnstone, Scotland. He’s the author of numerous books, most notably, the authorised biography of The Beatles, which was published in 1968. He has also ghostwritten several autobiographies including of Wayne Rooney, and Paul Gascoigne. pic.twitter.com/huhO5ifuDs

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 7, 2024

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#1014 · January 8, 2024, 1:50 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1896, poet ("Clair de Lune", La Bonne Chanson, Les Poètes maudits) associated with the Symbolist movement, Paul Verlaine died in Paris at the age of 51. Cimetière des Batignolles, Paris (portrait by Frédéric Bazille 1867) https://t.co/Sn90A7xVzx pic.twitter.com/grIg3MOqHe

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#1015 · January 9, 2024, 2:07 pm

9 January 1908. Simone de Beauvoir was born in Paris. Her most influential book was, The Second Sex, a detailed analysis of women’s oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism. She had a long-standing relationship with the French philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre. pic.twitter.com/4fRjYuX9iT

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 9, 2024

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#1016 · January 9, 2024, 2:07 pm

Mansfield suffered a fatal pulmonary haemorrhage after running up a flight of stairs. She had tuberculosis

— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) January 9, 2024

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#1017 · January 9, 2024, 2:08 pm

9 January 2017. Polish sociologist and philosopher, Zygmunt Bauman, died (aged 91). He wrote on topics such as the Holocaust, Modernity and Post-Modernism. pic.twitter.com/IsSjLxlTYD

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 9, 2024

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#1018 · January 10, 2024, 1:52 pm

10 January 1929. The first of the 24 comic book series, Adventures of Tintin, created by Belgium cartoonist, Georges Remi (aka Hergé), was published in Belgium. The series was one of the most popular of the 20th century, published in over 70 languages with sales over 200 million. pic.twitter.com/Xrn3sarWAZ

— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) January 10, 2024

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#1019 · January 10, 2024, 1:53 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1951 writer (Main Street, Babbitt, Arrowsmith, Elmer Gantry, Dodsworth, It Can't Happen Here), poet, playwright, Sinclair Lewis died in Rome; advanced alcoholism, aged 65. Cremated remains interred, Greenwood Cemetery in Sauk Centre, Minnesota https://t.co/lSIQ7JLWfz pic.twitter.com/JMjgO9mlj4

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#1020 · January 10, 2024, 1:53 pm

#RIP #OTD in 1957 poet (Sonetos de la muerte), first Latin American author to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature, Gabriela Mistral died of pancreatic cancer in Hempstead Hospital in New York City, aged 67. Cementerio de Monte Grande, Monte Grande, Chile https://t.co/lSIQ7JLWfz pic.twitter.com/s090v9ITNs

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