Born Cecil Louis Troughton Smith
27 August 1899
Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt.
Died 2 April 1966 (aged 66)
Fullerton, California, U.S.
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Helen Keller was born on this day.
Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880.
Famous American woman who, though deaf and blind, became a women’s suffragist and leftist political activist. She published twelve books and a number of articles over the course of her life and was a famous activist.
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George Orwell Was Born On This Day.
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950),
better known by his pen name George Orwell.
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Walt Whitman Was Born On This Day.
Roald Dahl Was Born On This Day
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Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950),
better known by his pen name George Orwell.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Was Born On This Day
The first American novel to sell over a million copies. By calling attention to the issue of slavery, it has become a part of our country’s literary and historical heritage.
Stowe was an abolitionist and the author of the novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Upon meeting her, Abraham Lincoln allegedly remarked, “So you’re the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.”
Harriet Beecher Stowe: (June 14, 1811- July 1, 1896)
AM Simpson 