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Wilbur Smith, Zambian-English journalist and author (died 2021)

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Wilbur Smith

South African novelist (1933–2021)

Wilbur Addison Smith was a Northern Rhodesian-born British-South African novelist specializing in historical fiction about international involvement in Southern Africa across four centuries.
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January 9

Day of the year

January 9 is the ninth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 356 days remain until the end of the year.
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