Bo Yang (simplified Chinese: 柏杨; traditional Chinese: 柏楊; pinyin: Bóyáng; 7 March 1920 – 29 April 2008), sometimes also erroneously called Bai Yang, was a Taiwanese poet, essayist and historian. He is also regarded as a social critic. According to his own memoir, the exact date of his birthday was unknown even to himself. He later adopted 7 March, the date of his 1968 imprisonment, as his birthday.
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7 March 1920 Kaifeng, Henan, Republic of China
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29 April 2008 (aged 88) Xindian, Taipei County (now Xindian District of New Taipei City), Taiwan
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