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Agatha Christie`s birthday: 5 lesser-known facts about her

Nascimento Pinto

Mid-Day
Lifestyle
By Nascimento Pinto
Published Sep 15, 2025

Birthday

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, popularly known as Agatha Christie was born on September 15 in 1890 in Torquay in the United Kingdom

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Literary works

The English author is known for her 66 detective novels and 16 short stories that has earned her the name `Queen of Crime` or `Queen of Mystery`

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Popular characters

Among many stories, she created the fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple that are now immortalised in literary history

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Uniqueness

She also used the pseudonym Mary Westmacott to write six novels, and is the most-translated author, according to the UNESCO

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Death

After leading a well-celebrated life, she passed away on January 12 in 1976 at the age of 85 in Winterbook in the United Kingdom

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