Sherlock Holmes Day
Sherlock Holmes Day is held on May 22. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the british writer, who gave the world one of the most famous fictional detectives, was born on this day in 1859. This event in the third decade of the month May is annual. 
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The famous author and creator of Sherlock Holmes was born on 22nd May 1859 in Edinburg Scotland. His surname does not have Conan. It is actually a part of his two middle names. His actual name was Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle which he changed upon graduating from high school. It is a known fact that Sir Arthur Conan was knighted by King Edward VII in 1902. Conan Doyle was also an enthusiastic investigator. His mother was a bigger Sherlock Holmes fan than he was.
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