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Events on Tuesday 9 July 1901 1
1901 – 2000Dame Barbara Cartland (1901-2000)Died 21 May 2000, aged 98Barbara Cartland was among the most prolific authors in history, publishing more than 700 books, mostly chaste historical romances, and selling hundreds of millions of copies. A flamboyant figure in pink chiffon, she was step-grandmother to Diana, Princess of Wales. In her last years she dictated a new novel every couple of weeks.