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Henrik Ibsen, playwright of realism

20 Mar 2019

On this day in 1828 Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen was born. Ibsen did not really achieve recognition until the play Peer Gynt appeared, by which time he was nearly 40. He produced a series of... Read More

Sir Arthur C Clarke thinks ahead of his time

19 Mar 2019

On this day in 2008 British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke died aged 90. A prolific writer, he is most famous for the screenplay of Stanley Kubrick’s film: 2001 – A Space Odyssey.... Read More

Jacques de Molay’s dying curse

18 Mar 2019

On this day in 1314 the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, was burnt to death at the stake, in Paris. The reason why this basically noble and gentle 72 year-old was... Read More

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