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December 7 in literary history
Literary history for December 7: 23 writers born and 15 writers who died from 967 to 2023. Born on this day: Ayako Fujitani, Katsuya Terada, Anne Fine.
Writers born on December 7
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ayako Fujitani | Japanese-American writer and actress |
| 1963 | Katsuya Terada | Japanese illustrator and cartoonist |
| 1947 | Anne Fine | British children's and adult writer (born 1947) |
| 1944 | Miroslav Macek | Czech politician and author (1944–2024) |
| 1943 | Susan Isaacs | American novelist (born 1943) |
| 1933 | Krsto Papić | Krsto Papić, Croatian director and screenwriter (died 2013) |
| 1932 | Rosemary Rogers | British-American romance novelist (1932–2019) |
| 1930 | Christopher Nicole | British writer |
| 1923 | Intizar Hussain | Writer and novelist (1925–2016) |
| 1920 | Tatamkhulu Afrika | Poet, writer and anti-apartheid activist (1920–2002) |
| 1915 | Leigh Brackett | American novelist and screenwriter (1915–1978) |
| 1913 | Kersti Merilaas | Estonian poet and translator |
| 1909 | Nikola Vaptsarov | Bulgarian poet and communist (1909–1942) |
| 1906 | Erika Fuchs | German translator (1906–2005) |
| 1888 | Joyce Cary | Anglo-Irish writer (1888–1957) |
| 1878 | Yosano Akiko | Japanese poet |
| 1873 | Willa Cather | American writer (1873–1947) |
| 1862 | Paul Adam (French novelist) | French novelist (1862–1920) |
| 1801 | Johann Nestroy | Austrian playwright, actor and singer |
| 1792 | Abraham Jacob van der Aa | Dutch writer and academic |
| 1791 | Ferenc Novák (writer) | Hungarian Slovene Roman Catholic priest and writer |
| 1784 | Allan Cunningham (author) | Scottish poet and author (1784–1842) |
| 967 | Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr | Persian poet and Sufi mystic (967–1049) |
Writers who died on December 7
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Benjamin Zephaniah | British poet and author (1958–2023) |
| 2023 | Refaat Alareer | Palestinian writer and professor (1979–2023) |
| 2013 | Édouard Molinaro | French film director and screenwriter (1928–2013) |
| 1998 | George Wilson (artist) | American comic illustrator |
| 1985 | Robert Graves | English poet, novelist and critic (1895–1985) |
| 1975 | Thornton Wilder | American playwright and novelist (1897–1975) |
| 1970 | Rube Goldberg | American cartoonist (1883–1970) |
| 1956 | Reşat Nuri Güntekin | Turkish novelist, storywriter and playwright (1889–1956) |
| 1949 | Rex Beach | American writer and water polo player |
| 1947 | Tristan Bernard | French playwright (1866–1947) |
| 1902 | Thomas Nast | American cartoonist (1840–1902) |
| 1842 | Thomas Hamilton (writer) | British Army officer and writer |
| 1837 | Robert Nicoll | Robert Nicoll, Scottish poet (born 1814) |
| 1772 | Martín Sarmiento | Spanish writer |
| 1725 | Florent Carton (Dancourt) | French dramatist and actor |
Featured
Ayako Fujitani (1979) — Ayako Fujitani is a Japanese-American actress and writer. She acts and writes in both Japanese and English.
Katsuya Terada (1963) — Katsuya Terada , is a Japanese illustrator and cartoonist from the town of Tamano, Okayama. His alias is the portmanteau Rakugakingu . Terada's prolific visual arts practice uniquely straddles the lines between manga, fine art, and digital design.
Anne Fine (1947) — Anne Fine is an English writer. She is best known for writing children's books, although she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and she was appointed an OBE in 2003.
Sources & data
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