Question of the Day #47 · May 9, 2026
Which author known for 'The Chronicles of Narnia' and which author known for 'Brave New World' both died on the same day as JFK?
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C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley
C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley died on November 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The overwhelming attention given to Kennedy’s death largely eclipsed news of both influential authors’ passing.