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Birthdays occurring on September, 23
| 1856 |
William Archer was born on September 23, 1856
'Theocracy' has always been the synonym for a bleak and narrow, if not a fierce and blood-stained tyranny More quotations from William Archer |  |
| 1865 |
Baroness Orczy was born on September 23, 1865
An apology? Bah! Disgusting! Cowardly! Beneath the dignity of any gentleman, however wrong he might be. More quotations from Baroness Orczy |
| 1869 |
Edgar Lee Masters was born on September 23, 1869
To put meaning in one's life may end in madness,
But life without meaning is the torture
Of restlessness and vague desire--
It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid. More quotations from Edgar Lee Masters |  |
Deaths occurring on September, 23
| 1763 |
John Byrom died on September 23, 1763
English poet, hymnist, and inventor of a system of shorthand, 1692-1763Bone and Skin, two millers thin, / Would starve us all, or near it; / But be it known to Skin and Bone / That Flesh and Blood can't bear it. More quotations from John Byrom |
| 1835 |
Vincenzo Bellini died on September 23, 1835
Two lines only, o my dear friend, to give you word about my health, which is at the breaking point from the great fatigue that I am experiencing because of having to compose the opera in a short time, and whose fault is that? that of my usual and original poet, the God of Sloth!. More quotations from Vincenzo Bellini |
| 1902 |
John Wesley Powell died on September 23, 1902
American explorer, teacher, geologist and war veteran. Led the first expedition through the Grand Canyon. 1834-1902The glories and the beauties of form, color, and sound unite in the Grand Canyon - forms unrivaled even by the mountains, colors that vie with sunsets, and sounds that span the diapason from tempest to tinkling raindrop, from cataract to bubbling fountain. More quotations from John Wesley Powell |
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