Agatha Christie was born on 15 September 1890 in Ashfield. An English writer of detective fiction, Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time by most estimates. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, appeared in 1920 and introduced the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who was followed by the elderly sleuth Miss Marple. Among her best-known works are Murder on the Orient Express, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and And Then There Were None. Her play The Mousetrap opened in London in 1952 and has run for longer than any other in the West End. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott and was made a Dame in 1971.
Before and after
- 31 March 1890Birth of William Lawrence Bragg
- 19 May 1890Birth of Ho Chi Minh
- 29 July 1890Death of Vincent van Gogh
- 20 August 1890Birth of H. P. Lovecraft
- 15 September 1890Birth of Agatha Christie
- 25 September 1890Establishment of Sequoia National Park
- 1 October 1890Establishment of Yosemite National Park
- 14 October 1890Birth of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 22 November 1890Birth of Charles de Gaulle
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1792Publication of Dream of the Red Chamber
- 5 May 1821Founding of The Guardian
- 7 April 1837Publication of The Little Mermaid
- 21 February 1848Publication of The Communist Manifesto
- 18 September 1851Founding of The New York Times
- 1857Rise of Symbolism
The era
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