- 1612 - Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian died
- 1722 - Christopher Smart, English poet born
- 1798 - Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet died
- 1900 - Sandor Marai, Hungarian writer born
- 1951 - James Patrick Kelly, American author born
- 1968 - Sergey Lukyanenko, Russian author born
- 1970 - John O'Hara, American author died
- 1975 - Walid Soliman, Tunisian author born
- 1977 - Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter died
