- 1553 - Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet born
- 1891 - Yvan Goll, French-German writer born
- 1895 - Ernst Jünger, German author born
- 1902 - Marcel Aymé, French writer born
- 1913 - R. S. Thomas, Welsh poet born
- 1933 - Jacques Brault, French Canadian poet born
- 1936 - Judith Guest, American author born
- 2005 - Miltos Sahtouris, Greek poet died
- 2006 - Salvador Elizondo, Mexican writer died