Portal:Literature/Adil archive/May/9
- 1860 - J. M. Barrie, Scottish author born
- 1920 - Richard Adams, English author born
- 1920 - William Tenn, American author born
- 1921 - Mona Van Duyn, American poet born
- 1934 - Alan Bennett, British author born
- 1977 - James Jones, American writer died