The French poet Apollinaire dies of the Spanish flu on November 9, 1918. He had survived the Battle
The French poet Apollinaire dies of the Spanish flu on November 9, 1918. He had survived the Battle of Verdun beforehand. He renowned for his wit and willingness to take risks, like in his visual poems, and was one of the foremost literary figures of his generation. -- source link
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