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Enid Blyton is born

Enid Blyton, English children's writer, known for english children's writer, was born on 1897-08-11. Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer.

Enid Blyton, English children's writer, known for english children's writer, was born on 1897-08-11. Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer. She is widely regarded as one of the most successful and prolific writers of all time, particularly in the realm of children's literature.

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Enid Blyton is English children's writer.

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Enid Blyton

children's writer

English children's writer

Events Before

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  3. Giacomo Puccini's opera "La Boheme" premieres in Turin

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  4. Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins the first modern marathon in 3:18 at the Panhellenic Games

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  5. Writer "Heart of Darkness" Joseph Conrad (39) marries Englishwoman Jessie George (23)

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Events After

  1. Brooklyn merges with New York City to form the present-day City of New York

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  2. Painter Henri Matisse (28) weds Amélie Noellie Parayre

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  3. Australian cricketer Joe Darling hits the first six in Test cricket (out of the ground)

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  4. Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar (25) weds political activist and poet Alice Ruth Moore (22) in New York

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  5. Battle of Atbara River: Anglo-Egyptian forces defeat 15,000 Sudanese during the Mahdist War, a turning point in the reco

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Enid Blyton, English children's writer, known for english children's writer, was born on 1897-08-11. Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer. She is widely regarded as one of the most successful and prolific writers of all time, particularly in the realm of children's literature.
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Enid Blyton is English children's writer.
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