American fantasy and science fiction author (1929–2018). Ursula K. Le Guin was born on 21 October 1929 in what is now the United States. Ursula K. Le Guin is remembered as a novelist, writer and screenwriter, a citizen of the United States. Notable works include “Earthsea series”, “The Left Hand of Darkness” and “The Dispossessed”.
Before and after
- 28 July 1929Birth of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
- 4 August 1929Birth of Yasser Arafat
- 28 September 1929Construction of St. Vitus Cathedral
- from 3 October 1929 to 29 November 1945Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- 21 October 1929Birth of Ursula K. Le Guin
- from 24 October 1929 to 29 October 1929Wall Street crash of 1929
- from 29 October 1929 to 1 January 1941Great Depression
- 7 November 1929Construction of Museum of Modern Art
- 9 November 1929Birth of Imre Kertész
More in Art, literature & culture
- 15 August 1914Construction of Panama Canal
- c. 1920sRise of surrealism
- 1932Construction of Dong Hoi Airport
- 1932Construction of Tan Son Nhat International Airport
- c. 1940sRise of Postmodernism
- 6 April 1943Publication of The Little Prince
The era
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