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- 1568 – Honoré d'Urfé, French writer born
- 1763 – William Shenstone, English poet died
- 1764 – Marie-Joseph de Chenier, French poet born
- 1860 – Rachilde, French author born
- 1869 – Else Lasker-Schüler, German writer born
- 1874 – Elsa Beskow, Swedish author born
- 1887 – John van Melle, South African writer born
- 1917 – Sidney Sheldon, American author born
- 1939 – Jane Yolen, American author born
- 1978 – Harry Martinson, Swedish writer died
- 1986 – Frank Herbert, American author died
- 1996 – Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet died
