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- 1745 – Henry James Pye, English poet born
- 1751 – Johann Heinrich Voß, German poet born
- 1794 – William Carleton, Irish novelist born
- 1888 – Georges Bernanos, French writer born
- 1893 – Russel Crouse, American playwright born
- 1895 – Frederick Douglass, American abolitionist writer died
- 1912 – Pierre Boulle, French author born
- 1926 – Richard Matheson, American author born
- 1932 – Adrian Cristobal, Filipino writer born
- 1962 – Kenn Nesbitt, American children's author born
- 2003 – Maurice Blanchot, French author died
