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ON THIS DAY: Remembering Agatha Christie (1976)

On this Day January 12, 2026 at 17:32

On 12 January 1976, Agatha Christie, one of the most influential and widely read authors in literary history, died at the age of 85....

ON THIS DAY: Federico García Lorca is born (1898)

On this Day June 5, 2025 at 13:33

On 5 June 1898, in the small town of Fuente Vaqueros near Granada, Spain, Federico García Lorca was born—destined to become one of the...

ON THIS DAY: Remembering Virginia Woolf and Eugène Ionesco

On this Day March 28, 2025 at 15:15

On 28 March 1941, the world lost one of its most influential literary figures, Virginia Woolf, a British novelist, essayist, and central figure in...

ON THIS DAY: Bertolt Brecht is born (1898)

On this Day February 10, 2025 at 14:28

On 10 February 1898, Bertolt Brecht, one of the most influential playwrights, poets, and theatre practitioners of the 20th century, was born in Augsburg,...

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February 6, 2026 at 16:39

ON THIS DAY: Great Britain grants women over 30 the right to vote (1918)

On this Day February 6, 2026 at 15:31

On 6 February 1918, Britain adopted the Representation of...

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Life February 6, 2026 at 15:04

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Canada and France to open Greenland consulates

International February 6, 2026 at 14:33

Diplomatic expansion amid US pressure Canada is set to open...

Dias unveils park honouring Andis Hadjicostis

Cyprus February 6, 2026 at 13:56

Authorities in Strovolos held the inauguration and naming ceremony...