Mark Twain was born when Halley's Comet appeared in 1835 and died when it returned in 1910.

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He predicted this himself, saying: 'I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it.' He did — dying one day after the comet's closest approach.

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