Full Name: Charles John Huffam Dickens
Profession: Novelist
Nationality:
British
Why Famous: Greatest novelist of the Victorian period.
Born: February 7, 1812
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Star Sign: Aquarius
Articles and Photos
The Face that Launched a Thousand Quips...
The greatest and most famous clown of them all, and by whose name, Joey, all circus clowns became known, was born on this day, December 18, 1778.
December 18, 1778The Painter Who Died For His Art
Painter Benjamin Haydon, who died on this day, spent his life beating on the door of London’s exclusive art ‘club’, the Royal Academy. They never let him in.
June 22, 1846Tragedy Writ Large for Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was struck with grief on this day when his tiny daughter, Dora, died after suffering convulsions. She was less than eight months old.
April 14, 1851Boxing Match That Went for 42 Rounds
The first "world championship" boxing match was a brutal affair, lasting nearly two and a half hours and stretching over 42 rounds.
April 17, 1860
Married Life
- 1836-04-02 English novelist and social critic Charles Dickens (24) marries Catherine Thomson Hogarth (20)
Historical Events
- 1836-02-07 "Sketches by Boz" (essays) published by Charles Dickens
- 1842-01-03 Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine leave Liverpool, England for America on board the RMS Britannia
- 1842-01-22 Charles Dickens arrives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife, Catherine
- 1843-12-19 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens is published, 6,000 copies sold
- 1846-01-21 1st edition of Charles Dickens' newspaper "The Daily News"
- 1854-04-01 "Hard Times" begins serialisation in Charles Dickens magazine, "Household Words"
- 1859-04-30 Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is first published in literary periodical "All the Year Round" (weekly installments until Nov 26)
- 1859-11-26 Last weekly installment of Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is published in literary periodical "All the Year Round"
- 1867-12-02 In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States
- 1978-02-11 China lifts a ban on works of Aristotle, William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens
Biographies and Sources
- Charles Dickens Biography - Charles Dickens Info
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