Born:
1878 - Upton Sinclair
American author and journalist, now most well known for his work The Jungle, which exposed terrible conditions in the meatpacking industry.
1947 - Jude Deveraux
American author of historical romances, who has had at least 36 titles on the New York Times bestseller lists.
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1948 - George R.R. Martin
American screenwriter and author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, best known for A Song of Ice and Fire.
1951 - A.A. Attanasio
American science fiction and fantasy author.
1977 - Chris Mooney
American author and journalist who focuses on science and politics.
Died:
1863 - Jacob Grimm
1971 - Giorgos Seferis
1975 - Saint-John Perse
1985 - Helen MacInnes
1997 - Matt Christopher
2011 - Oscar Handlin
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