Writers in History (Part 27)

Historical Events

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 2601 - 2,700 of 2,942

• 1951-09-27 Jim Shooter, American comic book writer
• 1951-09-29 Andrés Caicedo, Colombian writer (d. 1977)
• 1951-10-03 Bernard Cooper, American novelist and short story writer, born in Hollywood, California
• 1951-10-15 Peter Richardson, British actor, writer and director (The Comic Strip Presents, The Pope Must Die), born in Devon, England
• 1951-11-09 Bill Mantlo, American comic book writer (Micronauts), born in Brooklyn, New York

• 1951-12-20 Peter May, Scottish novelist and scriptwriter, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
• 1951-12-28 Ian Buruma, Anglo-Dutch scholar and writer on Japan and the Far East.
• 1952-01-14 Maureen Dowd, American writer, born in Washington, D.C.
• 1952-01-21 Louis Menand, American writer and critic
• 1952-03-01 Steven Barnes, American writer
• 1952-03-02 Mark Evanier, American writer
• 1952-04-12 Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist and writer (Sports Illustrated and ESPN's Page 2), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2004)
• 1952-04-29 David Icke, English writer and conspiracy theorist, born in Leicester, England
• 1952-05-25 Al Sarrantonio, American writer (999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense), born in NYC, New York
• 1952-06-14 Leon Wieseltier, American writer (Kaddish), born in Brooklyn, New York City

• 1952-07-12 Voja Antonić, Serbian inventor and writer, born in Šabac, Serbia
• 1952-07-31 João Barreiros, Portuguese writer (Um Dia com Júlia na Necrosfera), born in Portugal
• 1952-08-29 Karen Hesse, American children's book writer (Out of the Dust), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1952-09-10 Gerry Conway, Marvel comics writer (Punisher), born in New York City
• 1952-10-06 Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and writer
• 1952-10-21 Patti Davis [Patricia Ann Reagan], singer/actress/writer, Ronald and Nancy's daughter
• 1952-11-06 Michael Cunningham, American novelist and screenwriter (The Hours), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1952-11-16 Robin McKinley, American writer (The Hero and the Crown), born in Warren, Ohio
• 1952-11-30 Keith Giffen, American comic book writer and artist
• 1953-04-16 J. Neil Schulman, American writer (Alongside Night), born in Forest Hills, New York
• 1953-08-07 Anne Fadiman, American writer, born in New York City, New York
• 1953-08-10 Mark Doty, American poet and prose writer
• 1953-08-21 Ivan Stang, American writer and filmmaker (Church of the SubGenius), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1953-09-29 Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian filmmaker (Leola; Night Zoo), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1997)
• 1953-10-14 Shelley Ackerman, American astrologer, writer and singer, born in Manhattan, New York
• 1953-11-05 Joyce Maynard, American journalist and novelist (Labor Day), born in Durham, New Hampshire
• 1953-11-18 Alan Moore, British comic book writer and novelist
• 1953-12-14 Joe Toplyn, comedic writer (Late Night with David Letterman), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1953-12-15 J. M. DeMatteis, American comic book writer
• 1954-01-15 Jose Dalisay Jr., Filipino writer, born in Romblon, Philippines
• 1954-02-07 Brian Morton, Scottish writer
• 1954-02-09 Mary Jo Duffy, American comic book writer and editor

• 1954-05-14 Jens Sparschuh, German writer
• 1954-05-18 Martyn Wiley, writer/broadcaster
• 1954-06-09 Gregory Maguire, American fantasy writer
• 1954-06-10 Richard "Rich" Hall, American comedian, writer, and musician (Saturday Night Live, Fridays, Not Necessarily the News), born in Alexandria, Virginia
• 1954-06-21 Robert Menasse, Austrian writer (Die Vertreibung aus der Hölle), born in Vienna

• 1954-08-18 Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist and writer (STS 75), born in Rome, Italy
• 1954-10-13 Claude Ribbe, French historian and writer, born in Paris
• 1954-10-19 Deborah Blum, American writer
• 1954-12-20 Sandra Cisneros, American writer, born in Chicago, Illinois

• 1955-02-16 Guy Gallo, writer (Under the Volcano), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1955-03-10 Juliusz Machulski, Polish director/writer/actor (Do It Yourself)
• 1955-04-09 Kate Heyhoe, American editor and food writer, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1955-04-29 Leslie Jordan, American actor and writer (Will and Grace), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• 1955-05-31 Laura Baugh, American golfer, writer, broadcaster (LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year 1973), born in Gainesville, Florida
• 1955-06-01 Ralph Morse, British actor, singer and writer of historical dramas
• 1955-06-04 Paul Stewart, British writer (The Edge Chronicles, Far Flung Adventures), born in London, England
• 1955-06-23 Maggie Greenwald, American film director and writer
• 1955-07-06 William Wall, Irish writer (This is the Country), born in Cork City, Ireland
• 1955-07-09 Fred Norris, American comedy writer and singer (Howard Stern Show), born in Willimantic, Connecticut
• 1955-08-07 Vladimir Sorokin, Russian writer, born in Bykovo, Russia
• 1955-08-22 Will Shetterly, American writer (Dogland), born in Columbia, South Carolina
• 1955-09-29 Gwen Ifill, journalist and writer, 1st African American woman to host US public affairs program, born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)

• 1956-01-10 Antonio Muñoz Molina, Spanish writer (Royal Spanish Academy), born in Úbeda, Jaén, Spain
• 1956-03-05 Mark Handley, writer (Nell)
• 1956-03-06 Peter Roebuck, English cricketer and journalist, born in Oddington, Oxfordshire, England (d. 2011)
• 1956-03-17 Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer (Who Dares Wins, They Think It's All Over), born in Redruth, Cornwall
• 1956-04-03 Boris Miljković, Serbian TV and theatre director, writer and lecturer, born in Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
• 1956-04-04 David E. Kelley, American writer and TV producer (Picket Fences, Chicago Hope), born in Waterville, Maine
• 1956-04-08 Jim Piddock, English actor, writer and producer (Best in Show), born in Rochester, England
• 1956-04-28 Jeremy John Beadle, British critic, writer and broadcaster, born in York, England (d. 1995)
• 1956-07-21 Michael Connelly, American crime writer (Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch novels), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1956-09-17 Brian Andreas, American writer, sculptor, painter and publisher
• 1956-09-23 Peter David, American writer
• 1956-09-29 Suzzy Roche, American singer (The Roches), writer and actress, born in Park Ridge, New Jersey
• 1956-10-06 Kathleen Webb, American comic book writer and artist

• 1957-01-13 Lorrie Moore, American writer
• 1957-01-14 Anchee Min, Chinese writer, born in Shanghai, China
• 1957-01-17 Ann Nocenti, American comic book writer
• 1957-01-22 Francis Wheen, English writer & journalist, born in England
• 1957-01-27 Frank Miller, American comicbook writer (Batman-The Dark Knight Returns)
• 1957-02-07 Richard Cook, British jazz writer (The Penguin Guide To Jazz Recordings), born in Kew, Surrey (d. 2007)
• 1957-04-17 Nick Hornby, English writer (High Fidelity), born in Redhill, Surrey
• 1957-05-25 Edward Lee, American writer (Mr. Torso), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1957-06-22 Danny Baker, English writer and radio DJ, born in Deptford, London, England
• 1957-07-09 Tim Kring, American writer and producer, born in El Dorado County, California
• 1957-07-09 Paul Merton, British writer, actor and comedian (Room 101), born in Parsons Green, London
• 1957-07-16 Alexandra Marinina, Russian writer (Igra Na Chuzhom Pole), born in Lviv, Ukraine
• 1957-08-01 Brad Stephen "Taylor" Negron, American actor and writer (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Easy Money), born in Glendale, California (d. 2015)

• 1957-11-14 Frank Affolter, Dutch pianist, songwriter and singer (If Nobody Does), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 1957-11-14 Michael J Fitzgerald, American writer
• 1957-12-25 Jan Rot, Dutch composer (Wrong Nights; St. Matthew's Passion),born in Makassar, Indonesia
• 1958-02-03 Lizzie Borden, director/writer (Love Crimes, Working Girls)
• 1958-02-04 Werner Schwab, Austrian playwright and artist, born in Graz (d. 1994)
• 1958-02-04 Tomasz Pacyński, Polish writer
• 1958-02-07 Matt Ridley, British science writer

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Famous Weddings

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Famous Divorces

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Famous Deaths

Deaths 2601 - 2,621 of 2,621

• 2018-06-23 Donald Hall, American writer, literary critic and Poet Laureate of the United States, dies at 89
• 2018-06-28 Harlan Ellison, American sci-fi author and screenwriter (Star Trek-"The City on the Edge of Forever"), dies at 84
• 2018-07-27 Vladimir Voinovich, Russian writer and dissident (Moscow 2042), dies of a heart attack at 85

• 2018-09-06 Evelyn Anthony, English historical writer (Poellenberg Inheritance), dies at 92

• 2018-12-03 Andrei Bitov, Russian writer (Pushkin House), dies at 81
• 2019-01-16 Hugh Lewin, South African anti-apartheid activist and writer (Bandiet: Seven Years in a South African Prison), dies at 79
• 2019-01-23 Diana Athill, English writer and editor (Stet), dies at 101
• 2019-05-22 Judith Kerr, British children's writer and illustrator (The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Mog books), dies at 95
• 2019-06-04 Jiggs Kalra, Indian food writer "Czar of Indian cuisine", dies at 72

• 2020-03-02 James Lipton, American actor, writer and host of Inside the Actors Studio, dies at 93

• 2020-04-02 Patricia Bosworth, American actor, journalist, writer, and biographer, dies of COVID-19 complications at 86
• 2020-04-16 Luis Sepúlveda, Chilean writer and political activist (The Old Man Who Read Love Stories), dies of COVID-19 at 70
• 2020-04-25 Per Olov Enquist, Swedish writer (Hour of the Lynx, The Royal Physician’s Visit), dies at 85
• 2020-04-29 Maj Sjowall, Swedish writer (Martin Beck crime novels), dies at 84
• 2020-06-16 Charles Webb, American writer (The Graduate), dies at 81
• 2020-06-19 Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Spanish writer (Shadow of the Wind), dies of cancer at 55

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