- 1432 - Luigi Pulci, Italian poet born
- 1785 - Thomas De Quincey, English author born
- 1856 - Ivan Franko, Ukrainian writer born
- 1858 - E. Nesbit, English author born
- 1885 - Edna Ferber, American novelist born
- 1898 - Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet born
- 1916 - Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer born
- 1938 - Janusz Zajdel, Polish writer born