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Events on Friday 27 April 1945 1
1945 – 2005August Wilson (1945-2005)Died 2 October 2005, aged 60August Wilson, the American playwright behind the ten-play "Pittsburgh Cycle" chronicling Black life in the 20th century, died on 2 October 2005. He won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, for "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson". Wilson's plays are among the most performed works in American theatre.