Wallace and Buck stare
At the splinter in the sky.
A monstrous carbuncle.

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Philip Francis Nolan, American author, best known for creating Buck Rogers, died on this day in 1756.

Mary Shelley, English author, famous for her book, Frankenstein, died on this day in 1851.

Peter Sallis, English actor, famous as the voice of Wallace from Wallace and Gromit, was born on this day in 1921.

The Shard, tallest building in the EU, opened for the public on this day in 2013.