Caius Julius Caesar 100-Ides of March 44bc. Roman general and ruler; statesman, scholar and writer; introduced the Julian calendar.If it weren't for good old Julius
Josiah Wedgwood 1730-Jan. 3, 1795. Staffordshire potter, the greatest of English potters and one of the foremost in the world,and
Henry David Thoreau 1817-May 6, 1862. New England author-naturalist; famous for the journal he kept for many years,
George Eastman 1854-Mar 14, 1932. American pioneer in photographic industry, inventor of photographic improvements, including the kodak 1888; philanthropist and patron of musicwould not have been born on today's date.
from Anniversaries and Holidays: A Calendar of Days and How to Observe Them. Mary E. Hazeltine. American Library Association, Chicago. 1965.
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