Chopin, Kate (February 8)
Author of The Awakening
Famous People Born in 1851
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Dewey, Melvil (December 10)
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Holliday, John Henry "Doc" (August 14)
The gambler who fought with the Earps at the O.K. Corral -
Moby-Dick
The great white whale of American literature -
Starbuck
Sturdy first mate in the novel Moby-Dick