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• 1877

  Hermann Hesse – On the 2nd of July 1877 Hermann Hesse is born in Calw, Württemberg, Germany [Calw, Württemberg, Germany]

• 1953

  Roald Dahl – On the 2nd of July 1953 at Trinity Church in New York City Dahl marries American actress Patricia Neal [New York, United States]

• 1961

  Ernest Hemingway – Hemingway shot himself deliberately with his favorite shotgun though the cause was initially noted as accidental. Later evidence suggested that he suffered a similar genetic condition to his father, hemochromatosis although he had also been a heavy drinker through his life. [Ketchum, Idaho, United States]

• 1977

  Vladimir Nabokov – On the 2nd of July 1977 at the age of Vladimir Nabokov passes away in Montreux, Switzerland [Montreux, Switzerland]

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Translated Poetry Prize / Powys Poetry Hall Open To Public – Poetry News Roundup June 27th

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