Wednesday, June 17, 2015

June 17

Born:



1914 - John Hersey
American journalist whose first novel, A Bell for Adano, won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1945.







1933 - Harry Browne
American libertarian politician and author, many of whose books concern investing..








1943 - Newt Gingrich
American Republican politician and author of nonfiction and alternate history.








1945 - Art Bell
American author and radio host of the Coast to Coast AM paranormal-themed radio show.








1955 - Alan Taylor
American historian and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.






Died:
1975 - James Phinney Baxter III
1981 - Zerna Sharp

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