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- 1616 - Richard Hakluyt, English writer died
- 1644 - Areopagitica by John Milton is published.
- 1804 - Richard Graves, British writer died
- 1897 - Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer born
- 1908 - Nelson S. Bond, American science fiction writer born
- 1909 - Nigel Tranter, British historian and writer born
- 1920 - Paul Celan, Romanian-born German poet born
- 1923 - Urmuz, Romanian writer died
- 1931 - Dervla Murphy, Irish traveller and author born
- 1936 - Robert Barnard, British mystery writer born
- 1965 - Jennifer Michael Hecht, American poet born
- 1974 - Cornelius Ryan, Irish-born author died
- 1976 - André Malraux, French author died
- 1990 - Roald Dahl, British author died
