Portal:Literature/Adil archive/July/31
- 1843 - Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet born
- 1904 - Brett Halliday, American writer born
- 1929 - Lynne Reid Banks, British author born
- 1933 - Cees Nooteboom, Dutch writer born
- 1952 - João Barreiros, Portuguese writer born
- 1965 - J. K. Rowling, British novelist (Harry Potter series) born
- 2001 - Poul Anderson, American author died