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Frank Wedekind

Died on March 9, 1918

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Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (July 24, 1864 – March 9, 1918) was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the development of epic theatre.

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Yuri Gagarin

Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space aboard Vostok 1.

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