- 1668 - Alain-René Lesage, French writer born
- 1858 - John Meade Falkner, English novelist born
- 1895 - Edmund Wilson, American writer born
- 1914 - Romain Gary, Polish writer born
- 1920 - Sloan Wilson, American author born
- 1928 - Theodore Sorensen, American writer born
- 1963 - Robin Jarvis, British writer born