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Events on Tuesday 23 January 1866 1
1785 – 1866Thomas Love Peacock (1785-1866)Died 23 January 1866, aged 80English novelist and poet known for satirical works such as Nightmare Abbey and Crotchet Castle. He was also a longtime official of the East India Company and a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley.