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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49491)12/16/2005 1:44:38 AM
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Jane Austen.

English writer Jane Austen, born this day in 1775, gave the novel its distinctly modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life and created comedies of contemporary middle-class manners in England.



To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49491)12/27/2005 6:14:02 AM
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Biography of the Day

French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur, born this day in 1822, made many valuable contributions to the history of science, including originating vaccines for rabies and anthrax and developing pasteurization.



To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49491)12/30/2005 8:50:39 AM
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Biography of the Day

Born this day in 1865, Rudyard Kipling, winner of the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature, was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist remembered for his celebration of British imperialism and his stories for children.