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