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April 14 in literary history
Literary history for April 14: 23 writers born, 14 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1345 to 2015. Born on this day: Rob McElhenney, Vebjørn Selbekk, Alexandre Jardin.
Writers born on April 14
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Rob McElhenney | American actor, producer and screenwriter (born 1977) |
| 1969 | Vebjørn Selbekk | Norwegian newspaper editor and author (born 1969) |
| 1965 | Alexandre Jardin | French writer and film director (born 1965) |
| 1960 | Myoma Myint Kywe | Burmese writer, including historian (1960–2021) |
| 1950 | Péter Esterházy | Hungarian writer (1950–2016) |
| 1949 | Dave Gibbons | English comics artist and writer |
| 1949 | Chris Langham | English writer, actor and comedian (1949–2026) |
| 1946 | Mireille Guiliano | French-American author |
| 1945 | Roger Frappier | Canadian producer, director, editor, actor and screenwriter |
| 1938 | Mahmud Esad Coşan | Turkish academic and writer (1938–2001) |
| 1936 | Arlene Martel | American writer and actress (1936–2014) |
| 1935 | Erich von Däniken | Swiss writer (1935–2026) |
| 1933 | Arkady and Boris Strugatsky | Soviet and Russian brothers, writer duo |
| 1926 | Barbara Anderson (writer) | New Zealander writer |
| 1924 | Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock | English philosopher of morality, education, and mind, and a writer (1924–2019) |
| 1919 | K. Saraswathi Amma | Indian writer (1919–1975) |
| 1886 | Árpád Tóth | Hungarian poet (1886–1928) |
| 1881 | Hussain Salahuddin | Maldivian writer, poet, and academic (1881–1948) |
| 1854 | Martin Lipp | Estonian poet |
| 1819 | Harriett Ellen Arey | American educator, author, editor and publisher (1819–1901) |
| 1814 | Dimitri Kipiani | Dimitri Kipiani, Georgian publicist and author (died 1887) |
| 1812 | George Grey | British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer (1812–1898) |
| 1709 | Charles Collé | French dramatist (1709–1783) |
Writers who died on April 14
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Klaus Bednarz | German journalist and writer (1942–2015) |
| 2014 | Nina Cassian | Romanian writer |
| 2014 | Crad Kilodney | Canadian writer (1948–2014) |
| 2009 | Maurice Druon | French writer and scholar (1918–2009) |
| 2007 | June Callwood | Canadian journalist, author and social activist (1924 – 2007) |
| 1992 | Irene Greenwood | Australian feminist, pacifist activist, broadcaster and writer |
| 1983 | Gianni Rodari | Italian writer and journalist (1920–1980) |
| 1976 | José Revueltas | Mexican writer, essayist, and political activist (1914–1976) |
| 1963 | Rahul Sankrityayan | Indian scholar and author (1893–1963) |
| 1930 | Vladimir Mayakovsky | Russian poet (1893–1930) |
| 1914 | Hubert Bland | English author |
| 1886 | Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint | Dutch novelist |
| 1785 | William Whitehead (poet) | English poet and playwright (1715–1785) |
| 1345 | Richard de Bury | English bishop, priest, teacher, writer, and bibliophile (1287-1345) |
Literary events on April 14
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1828 | Lexicographer Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary of American English |
Featured
Rob McElhenney (1977) — Robert Dale McElhenney III, also known professionally as Rob Mac, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, director, and businessman.
Vebjørn Selbekk (1969) — Vebjørn Selbekk is a Norwegian newspaper editor and author. Selbekk became widely known in Norway and abroad after he in 2006 reprinted a facsimile of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons as editor of the Christian newspaper Magazinet, sparking a major incident and ensuing controversy.
Alexandre Jardin (1965) — Alexandre Jardin is a French writer, film director and winner of the Prix Femina, 1988, for Le Zèbre.
Sources & data
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