Today, 45 years ago, on January 7, 1980 (Lunar Calendar, November 20, 1979), the American writer Henry Miller died. On January 7, 1980, Henry Miller, the author of The Northern Return Line (1934) and The Southern Return Line (1939) died at the age of 87. His work was popular in Europe when it was first published, while in his hometown America it was considered a prostitute work and was banned until 1961.