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Biographies: April 4

French writer Marguerite Duras sits with hands folded, wearing glasses and a dark sweater, surrounded by books and framed photos in a room in France, October 1984.

Featured Biography Marguerite Duras

French writer and film director Marguerite Duras, internationally known for her screenplays for Hiroshima mon amour and India Song and winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt for her novel L’Amant, was born this day in 1914.

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November 26, 1911 — April 4, 1992

Samuel Herman Reshevsky

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February 1940 — April 4, 1987

Chögyam Trungpa

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November 23, 1221 — April 4, 1284

Alfonso X

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April 4, 1949 —

Shing-Tung Yau

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April 4, 1819 — November 15, 1853

Maria II

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August 4, 1834 — April 4, 1923

John Venn

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April 4, 1846 — November 24, 1870

comte de Lautréamont

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April 4, 1951 —

John Hannah

John Hannah is an American professional gridiron football player whose...