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March 19

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  1. 1907 CEBuddhist · born

    Soen Nakagawa, the Rinzai Zen master and poet whose teaching helped shape Zen practice in the West, was born on this day in 1907.

  2. 1925 CEMesopotamian · died

    Hermann Volrath Hilprecht, scientific director of the Nippur expeditions that recovered thousands of Sumerian literary tablets, died.

  3. 1928 CEChristian · born

    Hans Küng, the Swiss theologian and Vatican II adviser known for his work on interreligious dialogue, was born in Sursee.

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