Portal:Literature/Adil archive/April/8
- 1587 - John Foxe, English writer died
- 1918 - Glendon Swarthout, American author born
- 1931 - Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish writer died
- 1955 - Joolz Denby, English poet and novelist born
- 2006 - Gerard Reve, Dutch writer died