29 May The literary calendar
On this day in English literature
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Born on this day 07
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Frederick Locker-Lampson1821 · Greenwich British poet (1821-1895) -
G. K. Chesterton1874 · Kensington English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936) -
Sebastian Shaw1905 · Norfolk British actor and author (1905–1994) -
Pamela Hansford Johnson1912 · London English writer and critic (1912–1981) -
Rupert Everett1959 · Burnham Deepdale British actor -
Moira Buffini1965 · Carlisle British dramatist and author -
Astro Teller1970 · Cambridge British writer and scientist
Thought for the day
And he smiles, but not as Sultans smile, and settles back the blade.... (But Don John of Austria rides home from the Crusade.)
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Photo credits
- Frederick Locker-Lampson: National Media Museum from UK, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- G. K. Chesterton: Ernest Herbert Mills, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sebastian Shaw: Treb. Rencaw, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Pamela Hansford Johnson: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Rupert Everett: Vicki Neave from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Moira Buffini: TimDuncan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Astro Teller: Touroftheworld (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- W. S. Gilbert: Elliott & Fry; restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Laurence Irving: J. Beagles and Co., publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Philip O'Connor: Polysemia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized