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1904May, 17

Marie-Anne Desmarest

Marie-Anne Desmarest, French author (d. 1973)
Marie-Anne Desmarest (May 17, 1904 – March 4, 1973) was a French writer.She was born Anne-Marie During in Mulhouse. She was married twice: first to Henri Desmarest and later to Roger Leroy. Desmarest wrote romance novels. She died in Issy-les-Moulineaux at the age of 68.

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  • 17Jan

    The Cherry Orchard

    Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
  • 3Mar

    Thomas Edison

    Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a sound recording of a political document, using Thomas Edison's phonograph cylinder.
  • 8Apr

    The Book of the Law

    British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law.
  • 5May

    Cy Young

    Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
  • 16Nov

    Vacuum tube

    English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).