- 1815 - Anthony Trollope, English novelist born
- 1852 - Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet died
- 1905 - Robert Penn Warren, American poet born
- 1940 - Sue Grafton, American author born
- 1942 - Karin Boye, Swedish author died
- 1942 - Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author died
- 1947 - Willa Cather, American writer died
- 1980 - Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer died