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Events on Friday 20 May 1864 1
1793 – 1864John Clare (1793-1864)Died 20 May 1864, aged 70English Romantic poet celebrated for his vivid depictions of the rural landscape and lamented enclosure of the English countryside. He died in Northampton after spending his final decades in an asylum.