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Today in HistoryApril 13
14 notable people were born on this day. Including Michael S. Brown, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, Seamus Heaney and more.

Samuel Beckett
1906 – 1989
Irish avant-garde writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969 for minimalist works like 'Waiting for Godot.' His absurdist plays and novels explore themes of existential despair and human isolation.

Seamus Heaney
1939 – 2013
Irish poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995 for works that explore Irish rural life and political troubles. His poetry collections include 'Death of a Naturalist' and 'North.'
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio
1940 – Present
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (2008)
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