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Born: 1819 - James Russell Lowell American Romantic poet, associated with the Fireside Poets group. 1863 - Charles McLean Andrews American historian; Pulitzer Prize in History winner for 1935. 1890 - Duff Cooper British politician, diplomat and author. 1892 - Edna St. Vincent Millay American feminist poet who received the 1923 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. 1925 - Edward Gorey American writer and artist known for his illustrated books, often set in Edwardian and Victorian times. 1945 - Gerald Stern American poet, winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. 1937 - Joanna Russ American feminist writer, best known for the satiric novel The Female Man. 1947 - Richard North Patterson American author of legal and political thrillers. Died: 1973 - Elizabeth Bowen 1978 - Hal Borland 1978 - Phyllis McGinley 1999 - William Bronk Originally compiled by Turi Becker
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