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Roger Martin du Gard

Died on August 22, 1958

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The 69th anniversary falls on August 22, 2027, in 302 days.

Roger Martin du Gard (French:; 23 March 1881 – 22 August 1958) was a French novelist, winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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