Jorge Luis Borges

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  • Born

  • At nine, he translated the Happy Prince to spanish

  • him and his family moved to Geneva, Switzerland

  • Wrote his first poem, Hymn to the Sea

  • In the newspaper Critica, he had pieces published

  • Nearly died of Septicemia, from a severe head wound

  • He was appointed director of National Public Library

  • he became completely blind

  • Awarded the National Prize of Literature

  • Married Elsa

  • Died of liver cancer