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- 1710 - Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer born
- 1814 - Marquis de Sade, French writer died
- 1918 - Edmond Rostand, French poet and dramatist died
- 1939 - Yael Dayan, Israeli writer born
- 1943 - Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian author and journalist died
- 1944 - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Italian writer died
- 1944 - Botho Strauß, German author born
- 1980 - Romain Gary, Lithuanian-born French writer died
- 1995 - Robertson Davies, Canadian novelist died
- 2003 - Alan Davidson, British author died
- 2004 - Mona Van Duyn, American poet died
