- 1635 - Philippe Quinault, French writer born
- 1844 - Detlev von Liliencron, German poet born
- 1864 - Otto Erich Hartleben, German writer born
- 1926 - Allen Ginsberg, American poet born
- 1931 - John Norman, American author born
- 1964 - Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish writer died