- 1830 - Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet born
- 1855 - Olive Schreiner, South African writer born
- 1882 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American author died
- 1905 - Jules Verne, French author died
- 1916 - Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American novelist born
- 1926 - Dario Fo, Italian writer born
- 1927 - Martin Walser, German author born
