Portal:Literature/Adil archive/December/14
- 1895 - Paul Éluard, French poet born
- 1916 - Shirley Jackson, American writer born
- 1923 - Gerard Reve, Dutch writer born
- 1984 - Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish writer died
- 1990 - Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer died
- 2005 - Dr. Rodney William Whitaker, of pen name Trevanian, American author died