Today in Writer History (Part 8)
Literature Topics: Author - Essayist - Journalist - Jurist - Novelist - Playwright - Poetess - Poetry - Scholar
Historical Events
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Famous Birthdays
Results 701 - 800 of 2,720
1877-06-24 - Aleksei M Remizov, Russian writer (Iveren)
1877-09-28 - Stanner E V Taylor, St Louis MO, director/writer (Lucky Jim, Ramona)
1877-12-14 - Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer (Leiecyclys)
1878-01-04 - Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)
1878-01-14 - Victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer
1878-01-21 - Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe)
1878-01-22 - Constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool)
1878-02-02 - Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)
1878-03-10 - Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)
1878-03-14 - Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future)
1878-03-24 - Top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer
1878-04-15 - Robert Walser, writer
1878-06-12 - James O Curwood, US, journalist/writer (Kazan the wolfdog)
1878-07-24 - Lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods)
1878-08-02 - Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)
1878-08-10 - Alfred Döblin, German writer (d. 1957)
1878-08-14 - Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else)
1878-09-20 - Upton Beall Sinclair, US writer (Jungle)
1878-09-24 - C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947)
1878-11-25 - Georg Kaiser, writer
1878-12-15 - Hans Carossa, writer
1879-01-11 - Antonio Beltramelli, writer
1879-01-19 - Boris Savinkov, Russian writer (d. 1925)
1879-02-24 - Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Sun)
1879-03-04 - Bernhard Kellermann, writer
1879-03-08 - M Lichnowsky, writer
1879-04-20 - Robert Lynd, Irish writer/critic (Pleasures of Ignorance)
1879-04-28 - Franz Arnold, writer
1879-05-22 - Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-born actress, scriptwriter, and producer (d. 1945)
1879-06-16 - Theo[dorus J] Thijssen, Dutch writer (Kees the boy)
1879-09-25 - Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer and labor leader, Father of the Philippine National Language and Grammar (d. 1963)
1879-09-26 - Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria, writer (Fairy, Samodiva Fee)
1879-11-20 - Franz Pfemfert, writer
1880-01-01 - Shalom Asch, Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev)
1880-02-21 - Waldemar Bonsels, German writer (d. 1952)
1880-03-26 - Duncan Hines, US, restaurant guide writer (Out of Kentucky Kitchens)
1880-04-10 - Montague Summers, English writer (d. 1948)
1880-05-01 - Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo)
1880-05-21 - Tudor Arghezi, Romanian writer (d. 1967)
1880-06-10 - Margit Kaffka, writer
1880-06-17 - Carl Van Vechten, American writer and photographer (d. 1964)
1880-06-19 - Johann Sigurjonsson, Icelandic writer (Dr Rung)
1880-07-20 - Hermann earl Keyserling, German philosopher/writer
1880-08-23 - Alexander Grin, Russian writer (d. 1932)
1880-09-14 - Paul Fechter, German writer (Der Zauberer Gottes)
1880-09-14 - Metropolitan Benjamin (Fedchenkov), Orthodox missionary and writer (d. 1961)
1880-10-04 - Damon Runyon, US journalist/writer (Guys & Dolls-based on his work)
1880-10-14 - Otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Sak och sken)
1880-10-26 - Andrei Bely, Russian writer (d. 1934)
1880-11-06 - Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-American writer and novelist (d. 1959)
1880-11-21 - Franz Hessel, writer
1880-12-24 - Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. 1939)
1880-12-28 - Christian DFL Leipoldt, South african physician/writer/poet
1881-01-09 - Giovanni Papini, Italy, writer (Il Diavolo)
1881-02-13 - Eleanor Farjeon, English writer (Martin Pippin)
1881-02-16 - Maurits H E Uyldert, Dutch poet/writer (Youth of a Poet)
1881-02-19 - Paul Zech, writer
1881-03-04 - Thomas Sigismund Stribling, American writer (d. 1965)
1881-03-13 - Balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer
1881-03-25 - Louis Dosfel, Flemish lawyer/writer (Assault!)
1881-03-25 - Mary Gladys Webb, English writer (d. 1927)
1881-04-14 - Anton Wildgans, Austrian writer/director (Burg Theater)
1881-04-17 - Anton Wildgans, writer
1881-05-27 - Rudolf Pannwitz, German writer
1881-06-01 - Charles Kay Ogden, English writer and linguist (d. 1957)
1881-07-06 - Josef Winckler, German dentist/writer (Quadriga, Pumpernickel)
1881-07-12 - Ludwig Rubiner, writer [or June 12]
1881-07-19 - Adriaan J Zoetmulder, Dutch writer/directer (Eindhovens Dagblad)
1881-08-01 - Emilie Rose Macaulay, English writer
1881-08-01 - Rose Macaulay, writer
1881-09-25 - Lu Xun, Chinese writer (d. 1936)
1881-10-11 - Stark Young, US critic/writer (So Red the Rose)
1881-10-15 - P G Wodehouse, British-American writer (Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves)
1881-10-30 - Lena Christ, writer
1881-12-31 - Jacob Israel de Haan, Dutch poet/writer (Pipelines, Jewish Song)
1882-01-14 - Hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer (Story of America)
1882-01-27 - Giuseppe Prezzolini, Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano)
1882-05-04 - Wilhelm Lehmann, writer
1882-05-07 - Willem Elsschot, [Alfons J de Ridder], Flemish writer (Mend)
1882-05-23 - James Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool)
1882-06-04 - Karl Valentin, German comic/writer
1882-07-18 - Manuel Galvez, Argentina writer/poet/historian (Paraguay)
1882-07-31 - Grete Gulbransson, writer
1882-08-02 - Johannes Tralow, writer
1882-08-30 - Meijer de Hond, Dutch rabbi/writer
1882-10-29 - Jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944)
1882-11-02 - Leo Perutz, writer
1883-01-01 - Federigo Tozzi, Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci)
1883-01-04 - Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969)
1883-01-10 - Aleksei Tolstoi, Russian poet/writer (Pjotr Peroyj) [NS]
1883-02-03 - Clarence Mulford, Ill, western writer (Hopalong Cassidy)
1883-02-16 - Elizabeth Craig, British writer (d. 1980)
1883-03-09 - Umberto Saba, writer
1883-03-17 - Urmuz, Romanian writer (d. 1923)
1883-04-13 - Demjan Bednyi, writer
1883-04-24 - Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30]
1883-04-25 - Elsa Maxwell, Keokuk Iowa, writer (Jack Paar Show)
1883-04-27 - Hubert Harrison, St Croix Virgin Island, writer/freedom fighter
1883-06-21 - Fjodor W Gladkow, Russian writer (Cement)
1883-06-21 - Fyodor Gladkov, Russian writer (d. 1958)
Famous Deaths
Results 701 - 800 of 2,101
1925-12-23 - A S C Wallis, [Adele von Antal-Opzoomer], writer (Vorstengunst), dies
1925-12-25 - Sergei Jessenin, writer, dies at 30
1925-12-29 - Félix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60
1926-05-21 - Ronald Arthur A Firbank, British writer (Prancing Nigger), dies at 40
1926-06-04 - Eugeen of Oye, Flemish writer/poet (Sparks & Radiates), dies
1926-08-01 - Israel Zangwill, British zionists writer (Ghetto tragedies), dies
1926-10-06 - Charles Van de Banks, Flemish writer/poet (Red Horse), dies
1926-10-13 - Hans E Kinck, Norwegian philological/writer (Driftekaren), dies at 61
1926-12-12 - Jean Richepin, French poet/writer (Contes sans morale), dies at 77
1927-03-03 - Mikhail Artsybashev, Russian writer (b. 1878)
1927-03-31 - Borisav "Bora" Stanković, Serbian writer (b. 1875)
1927-04-15 - Gaston Leroux, French writer (b. 1868)
1927-05-28 - Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Belgian Kempen), dies
1927-07-24 - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese writer (b. 1892)
1927-07-25 - Matilde Serao, [Tuffolina], Italian writer (Land of Cockayne), dies
1927-07-30 - Robert Marquies de Flers, French writer (Monsieur Bretonneau), dies
1927-08-13 - James Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49
1927-09-29 - Arthur Achleitner, German writer (b. 1858)
1927-10-22 - Borisav "Bora" Stanković, Serbian writer (b. 1876)
1927-11-23 - S Przybyszewski, writer, dies
1928-03-18 - Paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32
1928-04-29 - Henrich Federer, Switz, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61
1928-05-04 - Barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63
1928-06-17 - Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies
1928-08-14 - Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37
1928-09-13 - Italo Svevo, [Ettore Schmitz], Italian writer (Una Vita), dies at 66
1928-12-01 - José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (b. 1888)
1928-12-16 - Elinor Wylie, American poet and writer (b. 1885)
1929-01-09 - Heiner Muller, writer, dies
1929-08-23 - Charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies
1929-10-04 - John Metzelaar, Dutch/US writer (Report on the Fishes), dies at 37
1929-10-26 - Arno Holz, writer, dies at 66
1929-10-28 - Hermann Ungar, writer, dies at 36
1930-02-06 - Eva Strittmatter, writer, dies at 17
1930-02-24 - Jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74
1930-03-02 - David H Lawrence, poet/writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44
1930-03-12 - Alois Jirásek, Czech writer (b. 1851)
1930-03-13 - Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Pembroke), dies at 77
1930-03-15 - Antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51
1930-03-29 - Anton Bettelheim, writer, dies
1930-04-14 - W Majakowski, writer, dies at 36
1930-07-07 - Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 71
1930-08-29 - William Archibald Spooner, English writer (b. 1844)
1931-01-09 - Claude Anet [Jean Schopfer], French writer (La fille perdue), dies
1931-05-17 - Johan [Eliza J] de Master, art critic/writer, dies
1931-10-21 - A Schnitzler, writer, dies at 69
1932-02-10 - R H Edgar Wallace, British writer/journalist (3 Just Men), dies at 76
1932-04-27 - Hart Crane, American writer (b. 1899)
1932-05-03 - Anton Wildgans, Austr writer (Dies Irae)/dir Burgtheater, dies at 51
1932-06-12 - René de Clerq, Flemish poet/writer (Book of Love), dies
1932-06-16 - Frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies
1932-06-19 - Solomon Tshkisho Platje, South African writer, dies
1932-07-25 - Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (It Bolleken), dies [or 1936]
1932-08-05 - Israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies
1932-08-10 - Slang, writer, dies
1932-08-20 - Paul Keller, German writer (Vergrabenes Gut), dies at 59
1932-12-04 - Gustav Meyrink, writer, dies at 64
1932-12-12 - Egon Richter, writer, dies
1933-01-28 - Theodor Birt [Beatus Rhenanus], German classicist/writer, dies at 80
1933-01-31 - John Galsworthy, England, writer (Forsythe, Nobel 1932), dies at 65
1933-05-13 - Paul Ernst, writer, dies at 67
1933-07-15 - Irving Babbitt, US writer (Democracy & Leadership), dies at 67
1933-09-25 - Ring Lardner, American writer (b. 1885)
1933-10-11 - Josef Hofmiller, writer, dies
1933-12-26 - Lunatscharski, writer, dies
1934-01-01 - Jakob Wassermann, writer, dies at 60
1934-01-08 - Andrei Bely, Russian writer (b. 1880)
1934-01-15 - Hermann Bahr, Austrian writer (Concert), dies at 70
1934-03-26 - Grete Gulbransson, writer, dies at 51
1934-06-06 - Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and writer (b. 1864)
1934-07-06 - Warden Uncle, [Edward Vermeulen], Flemish landlord/writer, dies at 73
1934-08-30 - Earnest L Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79
1934-10-09 - J-Louis-F Barthou, French writer/premier/foreign minister, murdered
1934-11-16 - Joachim Ringelantz, writer, dies
1935-04-18 - Panait Istrati, Romanian writer (b. 1884)
1935-05-20 - Ivans, [Jacob van Schevichaven], lawyer/detective writer, dies at 68
1935-08-30 - Henri Barbusse, French writer (Le feu), dies at 62
1935-09-26 - Andy Adams, US writer (Cattle fire), dies at 76
1935-12-14 - Stanley G Weinbaum, US, sci-fi writer (Martian Odyssey), dies
1935-12-21 - Kurt Tucholsky, Ger journalist/writer (Panter, Tiger & Co), dies at 45
1935-12-28 - Clarence Day, writer (Life with Father), dies
1936-02-22 - Johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer (Dynaes Digte), dies at 74
1936-03-19 - John Larkin IV, actor/writer (Charlie Chan in Panama), dies at 63
1936-04-23 - Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (b. 1889)
1936-06-12 - Karl Kraus, writer, dies at 62
1936-06-14 - Gilbert K Chesterton, English writer/poet (Father Brown), dies
1936-06-16 - Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies
1936-06-18 - Maxim Gorki, [Alexei M Peshkov], Russian writer (Mother), dies at 68
1936-08-11 - Blas Infante, Spanish writer and politician (b. 1885)
1936-10-05 - Jan J Slauerhoff, Dutch ship doc/writer (Seaman's Grave), dies at 38
1936-10-19 - Lu Xun, Chinese writer (b. 1881)
1936-10-28 - E G Winkler, writer, dies
1936-12-10 - Luigi Pirandello, Italian writer (Enrico IV, Nobel 1934), dies at 69
1937-02-01 - Marguerite Audoux, writer, dies
1937-02-13 - C A Bernoulli, writer, dies
1937-03-06 - Frank Vosper, actor/writer (Jew Suss), dies at 37
1937-03-10 - Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian writer (b. 1884)
1937-03-15 - H. P. Lovecraft, American writer (b. 1890)
1937-04-04 - Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic, dies at 69
1937-06-19 - James M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies
