American author and illustrator (died 2021)

Eric Carle

Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.

Born

1929

June 25

Died

2021

Era

1920s

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1929 Born
2021 Died

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1258 War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Acre, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet sailing to relieve Acre.
1401 Schaffhausen massacre: 30 Jews were executed, following torture, after being accused of a blood libel in Schaffhausen (in present-day Switzerland).

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The world in 1929

When Eric arrived

april 14 The inaugural Monaco Grand Prix takes place in the Principality of Monaco. William Grover-Williams wins driving a Bugatti Type 35.
april 6 Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
august 11 Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
august 16 The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.

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B. J. Habibie 1936–2019 Indonesian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Indonesia (died 2019) Louis Mountbatten 1900–1979 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (born 1900) Mary Beth Peil 1940– American actress and singer Patricia Brake 1942–2022 English actress (died 2022) Sam Francis 1923–2005 American historian and journalist (born 1947) Sidney Lumet 1924–2011 American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1924) Yann Martel 1963– Spanish-born Canadian author Yasuhito 1902– Prince Chichibu of Japan (died 1953)

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Also born in 1929

Al Davis 1929–1945 American football player, coach, and manager (died 2011) Alasdair MacIntyre 1929– Scottish-American philosopher and academic (died 2025) Anne Frank 1929– German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (died 1945) Barbara Walters 1929–2022 American journalist, producer, and author (born 1929) Benny Golson 1929–2024 American saxophonist and composer (died 2024) Bernard Haitink 1929–2021 Dutch violinist and conductor (died 2021) Bill Foster 1929–2016 American basketball player and coach (died 2016) Bob Denard 1929–2007 French soldier (died 2007) David Tonkin 1929–2000 Australian politician, 38th Premier of South Australia (died 2000)

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