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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Born: May 25, 1803
Lit.Westan English writer and politicianmore…Giuseppe Ungaretti
Born: February 8, 1888
Lit.Westan Italian modernist poet, journalist, essayist, critic, academic, and recipient of the inaugural 1970 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.more…Norman Lockyer
Born: May 17, 1836
Sciencean English scientist and astronomer, co-credited with discovering the gas heliummore…Johannes V. Jensen
Born: January 20, 1907
Sciencea Danish author, known as one of the great Danish writers of the first half of 20th century.more…Robert Southey
Born: August 12, 1774
Lit.Westan English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death.more…Jacinto Benavente
Born: August 12, 1866
Lit.Westone of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century.more…
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