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Birthdays occurring on December, 17
Deaths occurring on December, 17
| 1917 |
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson died on December 17, 1917
English physician and mayor, sister of Millicent Fawcett, 1st woman mayor in England (Aldeburgh) 1836-1917My mother speaks of my step being a source of life-long pain to her, that it is a living death, etc. By the same post I had several letters from anxious relatives, telling me that it was my duty to come home and thus ease my mother's anxiety. More quotations from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson |
| 1957 |
Dorothy L. Sayers died on December 17, 1957
British writer, 1893-1957In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die. More quotations from Dorothy L. Sayers |  |
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