Birthdays occurring on April, 24

1815

Anthony Trollope was born on April 24, 1815 The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade. More quotations from Anthony Trollope

1862

Arthur Christopher Benson was born on April 24, 1862 English writer, 1862-1925 The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears. More quotations from Arthur Christopher Benson

1904

Willem de Kooning was born on April 24, 1904 Dutch born American painter, one of the leading exponents of Abstract Expressionism. 1904-1997 I don't paint to live, I live to paint. More quotations from Willem de Kooning

1905

Robert Penn Warren was born on April 24, 1905 For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest part of autobiography. More quotations from Robert Penn Warren

Deaths occurring on April, 24

1530

Jacopo Sannazaro died on April 24, 1530 Italian poet, 1456-1530 He ploughs the waves, sows the sand, and hopes to gather the wind in a net, who places his hopes in the heart of a woman More quotations from Jacopo Sannazaro

1933

Felix Adler died on April 24, 1933 American educator and founder of the Ethical Movement, 1851-1933 Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience. More quotations from Felix Adler

1936

Finley Peter Dunne died on April 24, 1936 American journalist and humorist, 1867-1936 The past always looks better than it was. It's only pleasant because it isn't here. More quotations from Finley Peter Dunne

1942

Lucy Maud Montgomery died on April 24, 1942 Canadian writer, 1874-1942 In this world you've just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take whatever God sends. More quotations from Lucy Maud Montgomery

1947

Willa Sibert Cather died on April 24, 1947 American author winner of the Pulitzer Prize, 1873-1947 The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is. More quotations from Willa Sibert Cather