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2012 Event - An early work by noted childhood fairytale author Hans Christian Andersen, titled, 'The Tallow Candle", is found at the bottom of a filing box at the National Archives of Funen

1994 Death - Elga Andersen, German/French model/actress (Global Affair), dies at 58

1994 Death - Warwick Hutton, illustrator, artist, author, created illustrations for children's books, worked with texts by Hans Christian Andersen, dies at 55 of cancer in Cambridge, England

1970 Death - Karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66

1960 Birthday - Morten Andersen, NFL kicker for the Atlanta Falcons

1953 Birthday - Greta Andersen Waitz, born in Oslo, Norway, marathoner, New York City - 1984

1939 Birthday - Warwick Hutton, born in Britain, illustrator, artist, author, created illustrations for children's books, worked with texts by Hans Christian Andersen

1936 Birthday - Wies Andersen, Alois de Bois, Belgian actor/producer, Maigret

1934 Birthday - Borge Andersen, born in Denmark, Danish Chess Champion, 1967, 68

1927 Birthday - Greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer 1948 Olympics gold

1923 Birthday - Hjalmar Andersen, born in Norway, 1500, 5K, 10K speed skater, 1952 Olympics gold

1920 Death - Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Mod Kvaeld), dies at 53

1920 Birthday - Elisabeth Andersen, Anna de Bruyn, Dutch actress, Yerma, Titania

1903 Birthday - Karl August Andersen, composer

1875 Death - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish fairy tale writer, dies at 70

1869 Birthday - Andersen Nexo, writer

1866 Birthday - Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer, Fra Cancelliraadens Dage

1835 Event - Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales

1805 Birthday - Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales

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