Joseph Stiglitz – the American economics professor, author, and Nobel laureate – was born on this day – February 9, 1943 – Gary, Indiana.
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Category Archives: 1330 – Today in History
Joseph Stiglitz was born
Gertrude Stein was born
on this day in 1874
Gertrude Stein – the American writer and art collector – was born on this day – February 3, 1874 – in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
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Alexander Pushkin died
on this day in 1837
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin – the Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era – died at the age of 37, on this day – January 29th in in 1837 in Saint Petersburg.
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Adolph L. Reed Jr. was born
on this day in 1947
Adolph L. Reed Jr. – the American political science professor – was born on this day – January 14 in 1947 in The Bronx, New York.
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Lee Jussim was born
on this day in 1955
Lee J. Jussim — the American academic who leads the Social Perception Laboratory at Rutgers University — was born on this day — December 2, 1955 — in New York City.
He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Michigan.
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Steve Bannon was born
on this day in 1953
Steve Bannon – the former investment banker and American Rasputin – was born on this day – November 27, 1953 – in Norfolk, Virgina.
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Robert Rauschenberg was born
on this day in 1925
Robert Rauschenberg – the American painter and graphic artist whose work was associated with the Neo-Dada movement and Abstract Expressionism – was born on this day – October 22, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas.
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Tim Gill was born
on this day in 1953
Tim Gill — the American entrepreneur who founded Quark, Inc — was born on this day — October 18, 1953 — in Hobart, Indiana.
He is a graduate of the University of Colorado – Boulder.
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George C. Marshall died
on this day in 1959
George C. Marshall – the American statesman and Army general – died on this day – October 16, 1959 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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Friedrich Nietzsche was born
on this day in 1844
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche — the German philosopher and cultural critic — was born on this day — October 15, 1844 -– Röcken, Prussia.
He was the author of a number of seminal books including Beyond Good and Evil; Thus Spoke Zarathustra; On the Genealogy of Morals; and, Twilight of the Idols.
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