November 2

Born:

1911 - Odysseas Elytis
Greek romantic modernist and winner of the 1979 Novel Prize in Literature "for his poetry, which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness."

1936 - C.K Williams
American poet; winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

1949 - Lois McMaster Bujold
American science fiction and fantasy author, multiple Hugo and Nebula award winner.

1951 - Thomas Mallon
American novelist and critic.

1956 - Dale Brown 
American thriller author, who generally works aviation into his plots.







Died:
1950 - George Bernard Shaw
1961 - James Thurber
1994 - Peter Taylor
2000 - Robert Cormier
2002 - Charles Sheffield
2009 - Nien Cheng