7 April The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 07
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John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby1648 · London English poet and politician (1648–1721) -
William Wordsworth1770 · Cockermouth English Romantic poet (1770–1850) -
Robert William Elliston1774 · London British actor (1774-1831) - Henry Pettitt1848 · Smethwick British actor and dramatist (1848-1893)
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Marmaduke Pickthall1875 · London British Islamic scholar, an English translator of the Qur'an into English (1875–1936) -
Daisy Ashford1881 · Petersham English writer (1881–1972) -
Wolf Howard1968 · Strood British artist
Thought for the day
If there be such a thing as truth, it must infallibly be struck out by the collision of mind with mind.
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Remembered today
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William Davenant English poet and playwright -
William Godwin English journalist, political philosopher and novelist (1756–1836) -
William Lisle Bowles English priest, poet and critic (1762–1850) -
Mary Louisa Boyle British novelist (1810–1890) -
Constance Lloyd Author, wife of Oscar Wilde (1859–1898) -
Leo Myers British writer -
Elizabeth Bibesco British writer, and Romanian princess (1897–1945) -
John Lehmann English poet (1907–1987)
Published on this day
- 2005 Corby Flood by Paul Stewart
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Photo credits
- John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby: Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Wordsworth: Benjamin Haydon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Robert William Elliston: George Henry Harlow, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Marmaduke Pickthall: The Bombay Chronicle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Daisy Ashford: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Wolf Howard: unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Davenant: Printed by TN for Henry Herringman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Godwin: Henry William Pickersgill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- William Lisle Bowles: unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Mary Louisa Boyle: Camille Silvy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Constance Lloyd: Louis William Desanges, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Leo Myers: Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Elizabeth Bibesco: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- John Lehmann: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized