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Events on Friday 23 April 1915 1
1887 – 1915Rupert Brooke (1887-1915)Died 23 April 1915, aged 27English poet Rupert Brooke died of blood poisoning from an infected mosquito bite while serving with the Royal Naval Division near the Greek island of Skyros. His war sonnets, especially "The Soldier," made him one of the era's most celebrated poets.