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Geoffrey Chaucer, poet, courtier and diplomat died in 1400 at his home in Westminster Abbey whilst working on a poem about a group of pilgrims journeying to the shrine of Thomas a’Becket and their varied stories.
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In 1854, Oscar Wilde, a credited wit and writer of ,”The Picture of Dorian Gray,” and the play,” The Importance of Being Earnest.”
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A momentous day, a Tuesday, though some may feel a Friday would have been more appropriate for was born a magnificent woman who needs no more introduction, Margaret Thatcher, destined to be the best and arguably most divisive Prime Minister of the 20th. Century.
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Literatus Obitus
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In 1694 Basho, revered Japanese Haiku poet dies. While 1964 sees the death of Ian Fleming, creator of English hero, James Bond.
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In 1940, John Lennon, singer, songwriter and former member of the Beatles
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In 1849, Edgar Allen Poe, American poet and short-story writer, at times controversial but with a gift for writing in many styles he died at the age of 40.
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In 1892, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet who wrote, “The Charge of the Light Brigade.”
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Vitam et mortem
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Born in 1925, Gore Vidal, American author of, “Myra Beckenridge,” meanwhile in 1967 Woody Guthrie, singer and songwriter dies from Huntingdon’s Chorea.
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Born in 1924, Truman Capote, American novelist and writer of short stories including the book, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
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Died in 1891, Herman Melville, American author of, “Moby Dick.”
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When the pen takes control. 