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Liars are always most disposed to swear. Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803)

These authors were born on the 16th of July:
Roald Amundsen (16 July 1872-)
Anita Brookner (16 July 1928-)
Tommy Bruce (16 July 1937-)
Phoebe Cates (16 July 1963-)
Tom Condon (16 July 1955-)
Stewart Copeland (16 July 1952-)
Mary Baker Eddy (16 July 1821-3 December 1910)
Mari Evans (16 July 1923-)
Corey Feldman (16 July 1971-)
Will Ferrell (16 July 1967-)
Michael Flatley (16 July 1958-)
Eddie Gray (16 July 1898-)
Tony Kushner (16 July 1956-)
Bess Myerson (16 July 1924-)
Kathleen Norris (16 July 1880-18 January 1966)
Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723-23 February 1792)
Ginger Rogers (16 July 1911-25 April 1995)
Barbara Stanwyck (16 July 1907-20 January 1990)
Dick Thornburgh (16 July 1932-)
Johnny Vaughan (16 July 1966-)

These authors died on the 16th of July:
Harry Chapin (December 7th 1942-16 July 1981)
Mary Todd Lincoln (December 13th 1818-16 July 1882)
Robert Motherwell (January 24th 1915-16 July 1991)
Frank Rizzo (October 23rd 1920-16 July 1991)
Sir Stephen Spender (September 28th 1909-16 July 1995)

Idag firar vi Reinhold Reine!

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Here you'll find proverbs in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian and a little happiness without soft-ice - in a collection that has been ongoing since the year 1990. It has been printed on paper four times, in the shape of the book "Språkets Kryddor". This book is now really sold out, and it won't be printed again.

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We apologize for all the misleading facts that are in this collection. However hard we try, there's no possibility on earth that we can guarantee the accuracy of the information here.

Enjoy, and have a noise day! / Pex Tufvesson

This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.

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