Today in Journalist History (Part 2)
Literature Topics: Author - Essayist - Jurist - Novelist - Playwright - Poetess - Poetry - Scholar - Writer
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Famous Birthdays
Results 101 - 200 of 561
1890-11-16 - George Seldes, journalist
1892-03-13 - Janet Flanner, journalist (New Yorker)
1893-02-20 - Russel Crouse, journalist/novelist/playwright (Life with Father)
1894-05-20 - Adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent)
1894-09-02 - Joseph Roth, Austria, journalist/writer (Hotel Savoy)
1894-11-14 - Harold Collett Dent, journalist/educationist
1895-11-16 - Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzhubin], Russ poet/journalist (South-West)
1895-12-02 - Klaas Voskuil, journalist
1897-06-22 - Edmund A. Chester, American broadcaster and journalist (d. 1973)
1897-06-29 - Fulgence Charpentier, French-Canadian journalist (d. 2001)
1897-09-29 - Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (d. 1980)
1898-01-29 - Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist/writer (History of Sascha)
1898-02-10 - Joseph Kessel, French journalist/writer (Army of the Shadows)
1898-04-18 - Lord Leatherland, British journalist/Labour peer
1898-06-15 - Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist
1898-07-09 - Gerard Walschap, Flemish writer/journalist (Mary, Revolt in Congo)
1898-12-06 - Alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist
1899-08-02 - George Malcolm Thomson, journalist
1900-07-19 - Marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer
1900-11-22 - Tom Macdonald, Welsh journalist and novelist (d. 1980)
1901-01-04 - C. L. R. James, writer and journalist (d. 1989)
1901-06-13 - Lode Zielens, Flemish author/journalist (Obscure Blood)
1901-08-23 - Cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman
1901-10-14 - Willem A Wagenaar, journalist/writer (Shanghai)
1902-03-21 - William Downie Forrest, journalist
1902-04-15 - Fernando Pessa, Portuguese journalist (d. 2002)
1902-05-06 - Harry Golden, American journalist (d. 1981)
1903-06-18 - Raymond Radiguet, French journalist/writer (Le diable ouch corps)
1904-01-25 - Frans Goedhart, Dutch journalist/founder (Het Parool)
1904-01-31 - E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/ARP-alderman/co-founder (Trouw)
1904-10-02 - Graham Greene, English journalist (3rd Man)
1904-10-18 - A. J. Liebling, American journalist (d. 1963)
1905-02-07 - Paul Nizan, French journalist/writer (L'Humanité, La Conspiration)
1905-07-19 - Edgar P Snow, US author/journalist: Red star over China
1905-08-31 - Sal Tas, Dutch journalist & CIA agent (Het Parool) [or 1897]
1906-01-21 - John Putz, journalist
1906-03-03 - Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist/diplomat
1906-08-03 - Leonard Huizinga, Dutch journalist/writer (Adriaan & Olivier)
1907-06-02 - Dorothy West, US journalist/author (Living is Easy)
1907-06-04 - Patience Strong, English poet and journalist (d. 1990)
1907-10-15 - Varian Fry, American journalist (d. 1967)
1907-12-24 - I[sidore] F[einstein] Stone, US journalist (IF Stone's Weekly)
1907-12-27 - Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and writer (d. 1999)
1908-02-12 - Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (d. 1982)
1908-02-13 - Pauline Frederick, journalist/correspondent (UN, NBC TV)
1908-03-04 - Boris N Poveloi, [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer [NS=Mar 17]
1908-03-17 - Boris N Poveloi, [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer [OS=Mar 4]
1908-06-17 - Jacob "Jimmy" Herman Huizinga, journalist/Writer
1908-08-04 - Leslie Wilkinson, journalist
1908-10-12 - Ann Lane Petry, US journalist/author (Street)
1908-11-14 - Harrison E Salisbury, journalist/author (50th Anniv of Soviet Union)
1908-12-07 - Jacques Gans, Dutch author/journalist
1909-04-17 - Humphrey Sims Moore, pacifist/journalist
1909-04-22 - Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (d. 2001)
1909-04-29 - Daniel Raphael Mayer, journalist/resistance leader
1909-05-28 - John Schepens, [Jean Baudoux], Flemish journalist/writer (Polyfoto)
1909-10-28 - Claude Bourdet, human rights activist/journalist
1909-11-03 - James "Scotty" Barrett Reston, Clydebank Scotld, journalist (NY Times)
1909-12-21 - Seicho Matsumoto, Japanese mystery writer and journalist (d. 1992)
1910-04-26 - Johan Doorn, Dutch journalist/resistance fighter (Orange Newspaper)
1910-05-06 - Antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist
1910-07-11 - John Francis Boyd, journalist
1910-07-29 - Henry Brian Boyne, journalist
1911-02-08 - Henri Knap, Dutch resistance fighter/journalist/writer
1911-05-27 - Torolf Elster, Norwegian journalist/writer (Frihet och demokrati)
1911-08-11 - Prem Bhatia, journalist
1911-08-14 - Ethel Lois Payne, journalist (Chic Defender)/1st Lady of Black Press
1911-08-23 - Albert Alberts, writer/journalist (French battle)
1911-11-07 - Walter Shlomo Gross, journalist
1911-12-18 - Helen Vlachos, journalist
1912-01-03 - Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and senator (d. 2002)
1912-01-29 - Jacob "Jaap" Balk, journalist (AH, Onder de Keizerskroon)
1912-05-10 - Harold Myers, film journalist
1912-07-20 - George Johnston, Australian journalist and novelist (d. 1970)
1912-11-21 - Anne Bolt, photo-journalist/trade unionist
1912-12-25 - Herman W Filarski, Dutch bridge journalist
1913-01-25 - Luis Marden, American photojournalist (d. 2003)
1913-01-29 - Peter von Zahn, German journalist and writer (d. 2001)
1913-03-09 - Ger[ar]da Brautigam, journalist/Dutch 2nd Chamber (PvdA)
1913-05-25 - Richard Dimbleby, British journalist and broadcaster (d. 1965)
1913-06-01 - Bill Deedes, British journalist (d. 2007)
1913-10-07 - Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist (Het Parool, Kinks)
1913-11-15 - Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (d. 2005)
1913-12-25 - Henri Nannen, journalist
1913-12-26 - Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (d. 1958)
1914-02-21 - Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Parool/VARA)
1914-03-29 - Chapman Pincher, British journalist/author (about secret service)
1914-04-05 - Frederick Angus Armstrong, journalist
1914-05-04 - Emmanuel Robles, Algerian-Fren journalist/playwright (Lesson Hauteurs)
1914-06-04 - Willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer/journalist
1914-06-12 - Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist
1914-08-12 - [Hendrik] Jan Bakker, Dutch resistance fighter/journalist (Parool)
1914-11-25 - Léon Zitrone, Russian-born French journalist and television host (d. 1995)
1915-01-12 - Martin Agronsky, journalist (1952 Peabody, 1961 DuPont-Columbia)
1915-02-02 - Evert Werkman, Dutch journalist (Het Parool)
1915-05-05 - Richard H Rovere, Jersey City, journalist (Goldwater Caper)
1915-05-25 - Daniel Wolf, journalist
1915-08-14 - B.A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and journalist (d. 1998)
1915-09-12 - Frank McGee, American journalist (d. 1974)
1915-10-04 - Koos Schuur, Dutch journalist/poet (7 Curses)
Famous Deaths
Results 101 - 200 of 398
1972-08-26 - Jacques Gans, Dutch author/journalist, dies at 63
1973-01-26 - Meijer Sluyser, Dutch journalist/commentator (VARA), dies at about 71
1973-10-14 - Edmund A. Chester, American broadcaster and journalist (b. 1897)
1974-12-14 - Walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85
1975-01-22 - Klaas Voskuil, Dutch journalist, dies at 79
1975-11-15 - Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist, dies at 77
1976-06-13 - Don Bolles, US journalist (against Arizona), dies
1976-07-19 - Sal Tas, Dutch journalist, dies at 70
1976-08-12 - Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies
1977-11-11 - Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist & political activist (b. 1950)
1978-05-11 - John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93
1979-05-14 - Paul van 't Veeer, Dutch journalist/writer (Vrije Volk), dies at 57
1979-07-23 - Joseph Kessel, French journalist and novelist (b. 1898)
1980-02-09 - Tom Macdonald, Welsh journalist and novelist (b. 1900)
1980-04-30 - Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician (b. 1898)
1980-05-18 - Reid Blackburn, a photojournalist for National Geographic was also a victim of Mount St. Helens eruption (b. 1952)
1980-06-09 - Leonard Huizinga, journalist/writer (Olivier & Adrian), dies at 73
1980-11-24 - Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (b. 1897)
1980-11-29 - Dorothy Day, American journalist, turned social activist, and devout member of the Roman Catholic Church (b. 1897).
1981-04-23 - Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and writer (b. 1897)
1981-10-02 - Harry Golden, American journalist (b. 1902)
1982-04-03 - Herman W Filarski, Dutch bridge journalist, dies at 69
1982-04-30 - Lester Bangs, American music journalist, author, and musician (b. 1949)
1982-10-10 - Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (b. 1908)
1982-11-05 - Gerda Brautigam, journalist/Dutch MP (PvdA), dies
1982-12-08 - Frank Wijngaarde, Suriname journalist, murdered
1982-12-08 - Jozef Slagveer, Suriname journalist, murdered
1982-12-08 - Leslie Rahman, Suriname journalist, murdered
1983-10-12 - Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61
1984-03-13 - Dick Whitington, journalist/cricketer (South Aust & AIF bat), dies
1985-01-26 - James Cameron, journalist, dies
1986-03-04 - Henri Knap, Dutch journalist/writer, dies at 75
1986-04-20 - Sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist, journalist and writer (b. 1916)
1986-05-15 - Theodore H White, US journalist (Making of Pres, Pulitzer), dies at 71
1986-06-12 - Antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist, dies at 76
1986-10-19 - Dele Giwa, Nigerian journalist
1986-12-30 - Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (b. 1905)
1987-01-13 - E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/co-founder (Trouw, Loyal), dies
1987-03-19 - Tony Stratton-Smith, journalist/record co CEO (Charisma), dies at 53
1987-10-09 - Clare A Booth Luce, US diplomat/journalist, dies at 84
1987-11-30 - Simon Carmiggelt, journalist/literary (Kronkel), dies at 74
1988-06-23 - Evert Werkman, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 73
1988-08-10 - Adela Rogers St John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94
1989-02-19 - Jaap van de Merwe, Dutch journalist/cabareter (Hadjememaar), dies
1989-02-19 - Merwe, journalist/cabaret performer (Hadjememaar), dies
1989-04-11 - Henk van Galen Last, Dutch journalist, dies at 68
1989-05-19 - CLR James, West Indian writer and journalist (b. 1901)
1989-06-07 - Percy Stuart, Suriname/Dutch sports journalist, dies
1989-06-18 - I. F. Stone, American journalist (b. 1907)
1989-06-21 - Simon van Collem, Dutch journalist/TV host, dies at 70
1989-08-30 - Seymour Krim, American journalist, essayist, and literary critic (b. 1922)
1989-10-09 - Penny Lernoux, American journalist and author (b. 1940)
1989-12-19 - Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English journalist/author, dies at 87
1990-03-03 - Frans Goedhart, Dutch journalist/founder (Parool), dies at 86
1990-03-15 - Farzad Bazoft, Iranian-born journalist (hanged) (b. 1958)
1990-07-12 - João Saldanha, Brazilian journalist and football manager (b. 1917)
1990-08-20 - Marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer, dies
1990-09-04 - Henry Faas, [Wandelganger], Dutch journalist (Volkskrant), dies
1990-09-30 - Alice Parizeau, Quebec writer and journalist (b. 1930)
1990-11-14 - K L Poll, journalist/author, dies
1991-03-02 - Clark Mollenhoff, US journalist (Pulitzer Prize), dies
1991-05-28 - Ethel Lois Payne, journalist (Chic Defender), dies at 79
1991-10-03 - Max Cantor, journalist, dies
1991-10-24 - Leon Clements, journalist (Interlijnen), dies at 43
1992-02-13 - Bob den Uyl, Dutch journalist/writer (Restless Travel), dies at 61
1992-02-14 - Jacob "Bob" de Uyl, journalist/author (Restless Travel), dies at 61
1992-02-16 - George Mann MacBeth, Scottish journalist/poet (A War Quartet), dies
1992-03-11 - Manuel De Dios Unanue, US anti-drug journalist, murdered at 48
1992-03-26 - Barbara Frum, Canadian journalist (b. 1937)
1992-07-15 - Chingiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijan's most noted journalist (b. 1960)
1992-07-18 - Viktor Louis, Russian journalist, dies
1992-08-02 - Julio C Fernandez, Cuban/US journalist (founder Alma Mater), dies
1992-10-11 - Willem RJ Wittkampf, journalist/writer (Liner, Cannon), dies
1992-12-02 - Loek Elfferich, Dutch journalist/historian (Treason in Rotterdam), die
1992-12-25 - Monica Dickens, English/US journalist/author, dies at 77
1993-01-05 - George L George, Russian/US journalist/director/producer, dies at 85
1993-01-24 - Ugur Mumcu, Turkish journalist (Cumhuriyet Murder), dies
1993-01-29 - Hank Werba, [Herman Werblowski], US journalist (Variety), dies at 79
1993-02-07 - W Sybout A Colenbrander, Dutch historian/journalist, dies at 82
1993-02-09 - David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service), dies at 54
1993-03-19 - Barend P Tammeling, journalist (Trouw, Peek on the North), dies at 58
1993-04-09 - Wouter Perquin, journalist/Dutch MP (KVP), dies at 74
1993-07-05 - Harrison E Salisbury, US journalist (NY Times), dies at 84
1993-07-12 - Dan Eldon, British photojournalist (b. 1970)
1993-10-18 - Smail Yefsah, Algerian TV journalist, murdered at 31
1993-10-22 - Fred C Shapiro, US journalist (Tiananmen-square 1989), dies at 62
1993-10-31 - Adriaan Venema, Dutch journalist/art dealer, commits suicide at 52
1993-11-04 - Cornelis T "Cor" van de Molen, Dutch journalist (Beehive), dies at 62
1993-11-13 - Jose Toirkens, journalist (Slogan, NRC), dies at 48
1993-12-16 - Richard AFM Auwerda, Dutch journalist/writer (Volkskrant), dies at 68
1994-01-17 - Han Jansen, Dutch journalist (Volkskrant), dies at 61
1994-01-23 - Brian Redhead, English journalist and broadcaster (b. 1929)
1994-01-28 - Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Het Parool), dies at 79
1994-02-17 - Randy Shilts, US journalist (& the band played on), dies of AIDs at 41
1994-03-01 - Jacob "Jimmy" Herman Huizinga, journalist/writer, dies at 75
1994-03-09 - Lawrence E Spivak, journalist (Meet the Press), dies at 93
1994-03-10 - Cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman, dies at 92
1994-03-17 - Harold Myers, film journalist, dies at 81
1994-03-28 - John Logan Gorlay, journalist, dies at 74
1994-04-07 - Arthur Gordon Clough, journalist, dies at 59
