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 On a Day Like This: July 23, 2011  Singer Amy Winehouse passes away age 27  A Jazz Genius Amy Jade Winehouse, born in London, September 14, 1983, in a Jewish family, fond of jazz & soul music, marked the 21 st century with her incredible, authentic and distinctive jazz voice, transfusing her poignant lyrics. While her father introduced Amy to music, it was her grandmother, Cynthia, a cabaret singer, who sparked her love for jazz. After she passed away, in 2006, Amy tattooed an effigy  of her in memoriam, in the form of old-school pin-up girl.  A Girl Loved by All       In her devastatingly short life, Amy Winehouse was loved by all. Her unique talent, amplified by the originality of her lyrics, left no heart untouched. Her songs and voice carried a universal sentiment appreciated by all.  As noted by Bott: In " Back to Black  she made every note-every word- a deeply personal one".  Her frail figure, her girlish...

Charles John Huffan Dickens, the eminent figure of our childhood Nativity holidays and one of the 19th century literature, was born in February the 7th, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. ( Charles Dickens Birthplace, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England ) Dickens died in June 9, 1870 in Gad's Hill, near Chatham, Kent. Charles Dickens is celebrated as the greatest novelist of the Victorian Era. His stories are set in a grim, sordid and corrupt Victorian backdrop. Satiric scenarios, rotten characters, and the depiction of the human absurdity are frequent motifs of Charles Dickens's stories. Charles Dickens enjoyed an abundant popularity during his lifetime, more than any previous author. The range, compassion, the intelligence of his apprehension of his Victorian contemporary society and its ills, enriched his novels and rendered him one of the most influential forces of the 19th century literature, as well as ...