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Oh, how fresh the wind is blowing!
See! The sky is bright and clear,
Oh, how green the grass is growing!
April! April! Are you here?
–Dora R. Goodale (1866–1953)
[Wednesday, April 3, 2019](
93rd day of the year
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Eddie Murphy (actor) was born on this day in 1961.
Graham Greene (writer) died on this day in 1991.
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