W.B. Yeats (June 13, 1865- January 28, 1939)
Poet and playwright William Butler Yeats was the first Irishman to win the Nobel Prize in literature. A few of his more famous works include The Tower and Deirdre.
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William Butler Yeats Was Born On This Day
W.B. Yeats: (June 13, 1865- January 28, 1939)
Poet and playwright William Butler Yeats was the first Irishman to win the Nobel Prize in literature. A few of his more famous works include The Tower and Deirdre.
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