Portal:Literature/Adil archive/January/30
- 1661 - Charles Rollin, French historian born
- 1781 - Adelbert von Chamisso, German writer born
- 1869 - William Carleton, Irish novelist died
- 1878 - Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author born
- 1889 - Jaishankar Prasad, Hindi poet, dramatist and novelist born
- 1902 - Nikolaus Pevsner, German-born art historian born
- 1912 - Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian born
- 1924 - Lloyd Alexander, American writer born
- 1931 - Shirley Hazzard, Australian-born author born
- 1934 - Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher died
- 1935 - Richard Brautigan, American writer and poet born
- 1945 - Michael Dorris, American author born
- 1947 - Les Barker, English poet born
- 1955 - Judith Tarr, American author born
- 1994 - Pierre Boulle, French author died