- 1831 - Eduard Schlagintweit, German writer born
- 1881 - Roger Martin du Gard, French writer born
- 1941 - Jim Trelease, American educator and children's literature author born
- 1943 - Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish writer born
- 1952 - Kim Stanley Robinson, American author born
- 1968 - Edwin O'Connor, American novelist died
