As promised, on the 23rd
of every month I will post a list of literary author birthdays. I came across
the list on Book Lover Gifts website. Feel
free to add your favorite authors special day. Put it in the comments section,
just wait for their birth month.
- 09 Sept 1828 – Leo Tolstoy, author of War
& Peace - 13 Sept
1916 – Roald Dahl, author of Matilda - 21 Sept
1947 – Stephen King, The Master of Horror - 21 Sept
1866 – H. G. Wells, author of The War of the Worlds - 24 Sept 1896 – F Scott Fitzgerald, author of
The Great Gatsby - 25 Sept
1897 – William Faulkner, author of The Big Sleep - 26 Sept
1888 – T. S. Eliot, author of The Cocktail Party
September Facts:
It is the first month of
Autumn.
- Many children begin the
school year in September. - September is often associated
with fire because it was associated with Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and the forge. - In 1752, the British changed
from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. The change required an
adjustment to some days because the seasons were off. To fix it, they moved 11
days from September. They went from September 3 to the 14th. To the Britain
in 1752 the days between September 3 and 13 just never happened. - Folklore: Married in
September’s golden glow, smooth and serene your life will go.
See you next month!
Sources:
http://projectbritain.com/year/march.htm
https://www.almanac.com/content/month-january-holidays-facts-folklore
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