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- 1773 - John Hawkesworth, English writer died
- 1839 - Louis-Honoré Fréchette, French Canadian poet born
- 1880 - Alexander Blok, Russian poet born
- 1889 - George S. Kaufman, American playwright born
- 1892 - Guo Moruo, Chinese writer born
- 1906 - Henri Charrière, author of Papillon born
- 1922 - José Saramago, Portuguese writer born
- 1930 - Chinua Achebe, Nigerian author born
- 1946 - Terrence McKenna, American writer born
- 1952 - Robin McKinley, American writer born
- 1954 - Andrea Barrett, American writer born
- 1967 - Craig Arnold, American poet born
- 1973 - Alan Watts, English writer died
- 1976 - Danny Wallace, British author born
- 1995 - Jack Finney, American author died