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• AD 65 - Lucan, Roman poet died
• 1660 - Petrus Scriverius, Dutch writer died
• 1736 - Johann Albert Fabricius, German bibliographer died
• 1795 - Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French writer died
• 1864 - Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet born
• 1883 - Jaroslav Hašek, Czech novelist born
• 1936 - Alfred Edward Housman, English poet died
• 1938 - Larry Niven, American author born
• 1945 - Annie Dillard, American writer born
• 1971 - John Boyne, Irish novelist born
• 1994 - Richard Scarry, American author died
• 1998 - Nizar Qabbani, Syrian poet died