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#1881 · April 29, 2025, 6:27 am
RIP OTD 1951. Complex philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein died (aged 62). During his lifetime he published just one slim book, the 75-page, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, and one academic article. His voluminous manuscripts were subsequently edited and published posthumously.
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#1882 · April 29, 2025, 6:29 am
RIP OTD in 2011 writer of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism (The Female Man, "When It Changed"), academic, feminist, Joanna Russ died after a series of strokes in Tucson, Arizona, aged 74. (Photo Ileen Weber, Cover art Morgan Kane) https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/04/29/day-in-history-29-april-alfred-hitchcock/
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#1883 · May 2, 2025, 1:49 pm
RIP OTD in 1857 dramatist (Le Chandelier, Les caprices de Marianne), poet, novelist (La Confession d'un enfant du siècle) Alfred de Musset died of heart failure in Paris, aged 46. Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris thefinalfootprint.com/2025/05/02/day
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#1884 · May 2, 2025, 1:52 pm
RIP OTD 2009 author (The Women's Room), a leading figure of the feminist movement, Marilyn French died from heart failure at age 79, in Manhattan. Pinelawn memorial park and arboretum, East Farmingdale, New York thefinalfootprint.com/2025/05/02/day
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#1885 · May 2, 2025, 1:54 pm
RIP OTD 2015. British crime novelist Ruth Rendell died (aged 85). Her greatest fictional creation was Chief Inspector Wexford which was adapted for TV starring George Baker as Inspector Wexford under the title The Ruth Rendell Mysteries with 48 episodes broadcast from 1987 to 2000.
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#1886 · May 6, 2025, 6:08 am
RIP OTD in 1862, author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, and leading transcendentalist, Henry David Thoreau died from complications of tuberculosis at his home in Concord, Massachusetts, aged 44. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/05/
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#1887 · May 6, 2025, 6:09 am
RIP OTD in 1919, author (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) L. Frank Baum died from a stroke in Hollywood at the age of 62. Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/05/
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#1888 · May 6, 2025, 1:54 pm
RIP OTD in 1949 poet, essayist, playwright (Intruder, The Blind, Pelléas and Mélisande, Interior, The Blue Bird), Nobel recipient Maurice Maeterlinck died in Nice, France from a heart attack aged 86. Cremated remains at Maeterlinck Palace in Nice thefinalfootprint.com/2025/05/06/day
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#1889 · May 8, 2025, 6:46 am
RIP OTD in 1880, novelist (Madame Bovary) Gustave Flaubert died in Croisset, France of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 58. Flaubert family vault in Rouen Cemetery, Rouen, France https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/05/
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#1890 · May 8, 2025, 6:48 am
RIP OTD in 2000 poet (Yo soy mi casa, Puerta obstinada, Círculo de angustia) Pita Amor died in Mexico City, aged 81. Panteón Francés de San Joaquín, Miguel Hidalgo, Miguel Hidalgo Borough, Distrito Federal, Mexico https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/05/
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#1891 · May 8, 2025, 6:49 am
RIP OTD in 2009, journalist, sportswriter, novelist (Billy Boy), biographer (Willie Nelson, Harvey Penick), screenwriter (Tom Horn), Ann Richards' partner, Bud Shrake died; St. David’s Hospital, Austin; lung cancer, aged 77. Texas State Cemetery, Austin https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/05/
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#1892 · May 8, 2025, 6:50 am
RIP OTD 2012 illustrator and writer of children's books (Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There) Maurice Sendak died in Danbury, Connecticut, at Danbury Hospital, from stroke complications, aged 83. cremated remains scattered https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/05/
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#1893 · May 9, 2025, 12:55 pm
RIP OTD in 1968, poet, playwright, novelist, also known for her affairs (Isadora Duncan, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo), Mercedes de Acosta died in New York City, aged 75. Trinity Cemetery in Washington Heights, New York City (Portrait by van vechten) thefinalfootprint.com/2025/05/09/day
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#1894 · May 9, 2025, 12:56 pm
RIP OTD in 1981 writer (The Man with the Golden Arm, The Neon Wilderness, A Walk on the Wild Side), lover of writer Simone de Beauvoir, Nelson Algren died of a heart attack at his home in Long Island, aged 72. Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, Long Island thefinalfootprint.com/2025/05/09/day
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