1752 - Frances Burney
English novelist and diarist, more commonly known as Fanny Burney.
1865 - William Butler Yeats
Irish poet, winner of the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.
1883 - Tyler Dennett
American historian whose book John Hay won the 1934 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
Irish poet, winner of the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation.
1883 - Tyler Dennett
American historian whose book John Hay won the 1934 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
1893 - Dorothy Sayers
English crime writer best known for her mystery series featuring Lord Peter Wimsey.
1894 - Mark Van Doren
American poet; winner of the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
1945 - Whitley Streiber
American writer of horror novels and paranormal non-fiction.
1963 - Audrey Niffenegger
American author and artist, best known for her debut novel The Time Traveler's Wife.
English crime writer best known for her mystery series featuring Lord Peter Wimsey.
1894 - Mark Van Doren
American poet; winner of the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
1945 - Whitley Streiber
American writer of horror novels and paranormal non-fiction.
1963 - Audrey Niffenegger
American author and artist, best known for her debut novel The Time Traveler's Wife.
1968 - Marcel Theroux
British novelist and broadcaster whose Far North was a National Book Award finalist.
Died:
1645 - Miyamoto Musashi
2002 - R.W.B. Lewis
2002 - Maia Wojciechowska
2012 - Erica Kennedy
British novelist and broadcaster whose Far North was a National Book Award finalist.
Died:
1645 - Miyamoto Musashi
2002 - R.W.B. Lewis
2002 - Maia Wojciechowska
2012 - Erica Kennedy
2023 - Cormac McCarthy
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