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• 1583 - Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer born
• 1778 - William Hazlitt, English writer born
• 1906 - The Four Million, O. Henry's second short story collection, is published.
• 1913 - Stefan Heym, German author born
• 1937 - Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet born
• 1941 - Paul Theroux, American author born
• 1997 - Michael Dorris, American author died