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Today in history

  • 1578

    Robert Southwell – Southwell joined a probation house at Sant' Andrea in October 1578 to train as a novitiate. [Rome, Italy]

  • 1586

    Sir Philip Sidney – On the 17th of October 1586 Sir Philip Sidney passes away at the age of 31 in Arnhem, Netherlands [Arnhem, Netherlands]

  • 1910

    Julia Ward Howe – On October the 17th, 1910 Julia Ward Howe passes away [Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States]

  • 1933

    Marcus Garvey – On the 17th of October 1933 The Negro World ceases publication [London, United Kingdom]

  • 1937

    Thomas Hardy – On the 17th of October 1937 Hardy's second wife Florence Emily Dugdale passes away [Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom]

  • 1942

    B. H. Fairchild – On October the 17th, 1942 B. H. Fairchild is born in Houston, Texas, United States [Houston, Texas, United States]

  • 1973

    Ingeborg Bachmann – On the 17th of October 1973 Ingeborg Bachmann passes away at the age of 47 [Rome, Italy]

  • 2013

    Maya Angelou – Given by the The Norman Mailer Center and The Norman Mailer Writers Colony to celebrate writers and their works [New York, United States]

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