Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Conor Cruise O'Brien

Born: November 3, 1917
Died: December 18, 2008 (aged 91)
Bio: Conor Cruise O'Brien often nicknamed "The Cruiser" was an Irish politician, writer, historian and academic.
Known for:
- The Siege (1986)
- The Great Melody (1992)
- States of Ireland (1972)
- To Katanga and Back: A UN Case History (1962)
- Writers and Politics (1965)