Nathaniel Hawthorne died 145 years ago

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born as Nathaniel Hathorne on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. He wrote the novels The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. Mr. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864 in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

Nathaniel Hawthorne died today – 144 years ago

Author (of “The Scarlet Letter” and “The House of the Seven Gables”) Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. He said, “Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." [And running around, chasing it, can wear one out.]... Mr. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864 in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais died today – 208 years ago

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, born on January 24, 1732 in Paris, France, died on May 18, 1799. According to Wikipedia, he was “a watch-maker, inventor, musician, politician, invalid, fugitive, spy, publisher, arms-dealer, and revolutionary (both French and American).” Wow! He sure was busy. According to http://www.born-today.com/Choose_dDay.htm, Mr. B said, "These days, what isn't worth saying is sung." Amen! I can think of quite a few songs fitting that description.

P.S. U.S. writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, born on July 4, 1804, died in 1864... Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, born on July 7, 1860, died in 1911... U.S. historian James Truslow Adams, born on October 18, 1878, died in 1949 and, according to http://www.born-today.com/Choose_dDay.htm, said, "The freedom now desired by many is not freedom to do and dare but freedom from care and worry." It hasn’t changed much since 1949, has it?