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July 7: On This Day in World History … briefly
The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.
1930: Creator of Sherlock Holmes dies
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr Watson, dies aged 71. Edinburgh-born Doyle trained as a doctor and began writing while in practice at Southsea.
His interest in science and history was reflected in many of his novels. In later life he became a spiritualist and was knighted in 1902.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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