English author (born 1951)

Louise Rennison

Louise Rennison was an English author and comedian who wrote the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series for teenage girls. The series records the exploits of a teenage girl, Georgia Nicolson, and her best friends, the Ace Gang. Her first and second novels, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers were portrayed in a film adaptation called Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. Rennison also wrote a series of books about Georgia's younger cousin, The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey.

Born

1951

October 11

Died

2016

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1950s

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1138 A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.
1142 A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars.
1311 The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311.
1614 The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now the northeastern United States.

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The world in 1951

When Louise arrived

april 11 Korean War: President Truman relieves Douglas MacArthur of the command of American forces in Korea and Japan.
april 11 The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
april 17 The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
april 22 Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.

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Also born on October 11

Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar 1916–1991 Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (born 1916) Bobby Charlton 1937–2023 English footballer and manager (died 2023) Daniel Quinn 1935– American author and environmentalist (died 2018) Daryl Hall 1946– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Henry Luke Orombi 1949– Ugandan archbishop Jane Krakowski 1968– American actress and singer Luke Perry 1966–2019 American actor (born 1966) Miroslav Dvořák 1951–2008 Czech ice hockey player (born 1951) Nanaji Deshmukh 1916–2010 Indian educator and activist (born 1916)

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Also born in 1951

Alley Mills 1951– American actress Andrei Kozyrev 1951– Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia Ashok Gehlot 1951– Indian politician, 21st Chief Minister of Rajasthan Barry Marshall 1951– Australian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Bobby Jones 1951–1971 American basketball player Bootsy Collins 1951– American singer-songwriter and bass player Charly García 1951– Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player Chesley Sullenberger 1951– American airline pilot and safety expert Chris Cooper 1951– American actor

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