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• 1862 - Edward Stratemeyer, American author who created the Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, Rover Boys, and Tom Swift series is born
• 1880 - Damon Runyon, American writer born
• 1928 - Alvin Toffler, American author born
• 1937 - Jackie Collins, British author born
• 1941 - Anne Rice, American writer born
• 1961 - Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author born
• 1974 - Anne Sexton, American poet died