Portal:Literature/Adil archive/April/4
- 1572 - William Strachey, English writer born
- 1774 - Oliver Goldsmith, English writer died
- 1785 - Bettina von Arnim, German writer born
- 1846 - Comte de Lautréamont, French writer born
- 1858 - Remy de Gourmont, French poet born
- 1888 - Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr., Polish literary historian born
- 1902 - Stanley G. Weinbaum, American science-fiction author born
- 1914 - Marguerite Duras, French writer born
- 1928 - Maya Angelou, American writer born
- 1948 - Dan Simmons, American writer born