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- 1637 - Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet died
- 1703 - Thomas Hansen Kingo, Danish poet died
- 1888 - Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand writer born
- 1894 - E. E. Cummings, American poet born
- 1906 - Hannah Arendt, German political theorist and writer born
- 1908 - Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress born
- 1926 - The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
- 1997 - Harold Robbins, American novelist died
- 1998 - Cleveland Amory, American writer and animal rights activist died
