Thursday, May 24, 2007

Samuel Palmer died today – 126 years ago

Samuel Palmer, an English painter and writer, was born on January 27, 1805 in London, England. According to http://www.born-today.com, he said, "Wise men make proverbs, but fools repeat them." He died on May 24, 1881.

P.S. Polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus, born on February 19, 1473, died in 1543. He made the world go ‘round – the sun, that is... U.S. writer William Lloyd Garrison, born on December 10, 1805, died in 1879. He made the world freer... U.S. Secretary of State (under President Dwight D. Eisenhower) John Foster Dulles, born on February 25, 1888, died in 1959. He made the world (fill-in-the-blank)... U.S. composer Duke Ellington, born on April 29, 1899, died in 1974. He made the world jazzier. According to http://www.born-today.com, he said, "I merely took the energy it takes to paint and wrote some blues."... English actress Hermione Gingold, born on December 9, 1897, died in 1987. She made the world more eccentric – if that’s possible... British Prime Minister Sir Harold Wilson, born on March 11, 1916, died in 1995. He made the world … more British?

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