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One of the most important Argentinian writers of all time, Julio Cortazar was born in Belgium. When he was a child he went with his parents to Argentina. She stayed in Buenos Aires until 1951, when he went to Paris and he stayed in France until his death. His first book of short stories was "Bestiario" published in 1951. After this, he wrote many books of short stories like "Final del Juego" (1956), "Todos los fuegos el fuego" (1966), "Las armas secretas" (1964). In this last book he wrote the story "El perseguidor" based in the life of the great alto sax player Charlie Parker. His most celebrated book was the novel "Rayuela" (1963). His short story "Las Babas del Diablo" was adapted by Michelangelo Antonioni into the the movie Blow-Up (1966). "La autopista del sur" inspired the movie Weekend (1967) directed by Jean-Luc Godard.- Anna Anderson was born Franziska Schanzkowska in 1899 in Poland. When she was young she became a munitions worker until an explosion in the factory that she worked in. In 1920, shortly after the explosion, she tried to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge in Berlin. She was institutionalized, but because she would not tell them her name they called her Miss Unknown. After two years at the institution she finally told people that she was Grand Duchess Anastasia, the last daughter of Czar Nicholas II of Russia. Many people who knew the real Anastasia came to see her, some calling her a fake, others saying that she had to be the real thing.
After several years of this she left the institution and stayed with friends who supported her claim that she was Anastasia. For years she went from friends house to institution all the while claiming that she was Anastasia. During this time there was a trial going on to determine wither or not she was the real Anastasia. During the 30 year trial the brother and sisters of Tsarina Alexandra tried to get the judge to say that this woman could not be Anastasia because she died with the rest of her family. Anastasia's uncle even hired a detective and came up with information about Anna. He strongly believed that she was Franziska Schanzkowska and not his niece Anastasia.
In the 1960s Anna moved to the United States and continued to stay with friends. One time though when she could not take it anymore she checked into a hotel under the assumed name of Anna Anderson and the moniker stuck. Right before Anna's visa was to expire she married John "Jack" Manahan. They lived together in Charlottesville Virginia until her death in 1983.
Several years after her death a body part of hers turned up in the hospital in Charlottesville and scientist decided that it was time to find out wither or not Anna Andersonn was indeed Anastasia. They tested her DNA against the DNA of an Uncle of Anastasias as well as the DNA of Carl Moucher a grand nephew of Franziska Schanzkowska. The DNA test concluded that Anna Andersonn was indeed Franziska Schanzkowska and not Anastasia. Further proof came in the late 1990s when the bodies of the Russian Royal Family were found. - Tom Keating was born on 1 March 1917 in Lewisham, London, England, UK. He died on 12 February 1984 in Colchester, England, UK.
- Lyman Young was born on 20 October 1893 in the USA. He was a writer, known for Tim Tyler's Luck (1937). He died on 12 February 1984 in the USA.