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- 1867 - Arnold Bennett, British novelist born
- 1876 - Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer born
- 1884 - Max Brod, Austrian author born
- 1894 - Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer born
- 1894 - Dashiell Hammett, American author born
- 1900 - Uładzimir Zylka, Belarusian poet born
- 1912 - John Cheever, American author born
- 1915 - Herman Wouk, American writer born
- 1930 - John Barth, American novelist born
- 1971 - Kaur Kender, Estonian author born