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December 12 in literary history
Literary history for December 12: 5 writers born and 8 writers who died from 1821 to 2020. Born on this day: Mayim Bialik, Don Keith, Patrick O'Brian.
Writers born on December 12
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Mayim Bialik | American actress, television personality, and author (born 1975) |
| 1947 | Don Keith | American writer (born 1947) |
| 1914 | Patrick O'Brian | English novelist (1914–2000) |
| 1881 | Louise Thuliez | French schoolteacher, resistance fighter and author (1881–1966) |
| 1821 | Gustave Flaubert | French novelist (1821–1880) |
Writers who died on December 12
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | John le Carré | Irish-British novelist and former spy (1931–2020) |
| 2016 | Shirley Hazzard | Australian-born American writer (1931–2016) |
| 2014 | Norman Bridwell | American author and cartoonist |
| 2013 | Abdul Quader Mollah | Executed Islamist Bangladeshi politician, writer, and war criminal (1948–2013) |
| 2012 | Joe Allbritton | American banker, publisher and philanthropist |
| 2002 | Dee Brown (writer) | American writer (1908–2002) |
| 1999 | Joseph Heller | American writer (1923–1999) |
| 1923 | Raymond Radiguet | French novelist and poet (1903–1923) |
Featured
Mayim Bialik (1975) — Mayim Chaya Bialik is an American actress and former game show host. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom.
Don Keith (1947) — Don Keith is an American writer, best known for his books series Hunter Killer (2003–2023) co-authored with George Wallace, of which the novel Firing Point (2011) was adapted into the film Hunter Killer (2018). He has also authored several biographies, young adult novels, and military history books.
Patrick O'Brian (1914) — Patrick O'Brian, born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series. These sea novels are set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centre on the friendship of the English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen Maturin.
Sources & data
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