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Today in history

  • 1321

    Dante Alighieri – Dante died whilst traveling from Venice back to Ravenna, possibly of malaria, at the age of about 56. He was buried at the Church of San Pier Maggiore. [Ravenna, Italy]

  • 1889

    Pierre Reverdy – On September the 13th, 1889 Pierre Reverdy is born in Narbonne, France [Narbonne, France]

  • 1916

    Roald Dahl – On the 13th of September 1916 Dahl is born in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales [Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales]

  • 1996

    Tupac Shakur – Whilst in the street with Suge Knight, a white Cadillac drew up and shots were fired at Tupac Shakur. He was hit several times and taken to hospital but died from internal bleeding whilst on the critical care unit. He was 25 years old. [Las Vegas, Nevada, United States]

  • 2008

    Roald Dahl – Dahl's birthday the 13th of September is celebrated as "Roald Dahl Day" in Africa, the United Kingdom and Latin America [London, United Kingdom]

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Poet’s Statue To Be Rebuilt / Rydal’s Poet In Residence / Kadiiski Passes Away – Poetry News Roundup September 5th

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