- 1720 - Samuel Foote, English dramatist is born
- 1826 - Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian writer is born
- 1832 - Lewis Carroll, English author is born
- 1891 - Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian writer is born
- 1931 - Mordecai Richler, Canadian author is born
- 1949 - Ethan Mordden, American author is born
- 1988 - Massa Makan Diabaté, Malian author died
- 1998 - Geoffrey Trease, British writer died
