On this day
February 13 in literary history
Literary history for February 13: 15 writers born, 20 writers who died and 2 literary events from 1469 to 2016. Born on this day: Dave Rudden, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Denise Austin.
Writers born on February 13
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Dave Rudden | Irish writer |
| 1969 | Bryan Thomas Schmidt | American novelist |
| 1957 | Denise Austin | American fitness instructor, author, and columnist |
| 1945 | William Sleator | American science fiction author |
| 1937 | Ali El-Makk | Sudanese writer, translator and literary scholar |
| 1932 | Susan Oliver | American actress, author and aviator (1932–1990) |
| 1911 | Faiz Ahmad Faiz | Pakistani poet and author (1911-1984) |
| 1906 | Agostinho da Silva | Portuguese writer (1906 - 1994) |
| 1903 | Georges Simenon | Belgian writer (1903–1989) |
| 1891 | Kate Roberts (author) | Welsh author (1891–1985) |
| 1887 | Géza Csáth | Hungarian writer, playwright, musician, music critic and psychiatrist (1887–1919) |
| 1881 | Eleanor Farjeon | English children's literature author (1881–1965) |
| 1879 | Sarojini Naidu | Indian political activist and poet (1879–1949) |
| 1769 | Ivan Krylov | Russian writer (1769–1844) |
| 1469 | Elia Levita | Renaissance Hebrew grammarian, scholar and poet (1469–1549) |
Writers who died on February 13
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | O. N. V. Kurup | Indian writer |
| 2013 | Gerry Day | American screenwriter (1922–2013) |
| 2012 | Louise Cochrane | English screenwriter and producer |
| 2012 | Daniel C. Gerould | American dramatist |
| 2010 | Lucille Clifton | American poet (1936–2010) |
| 2009 | Edward Upward | British writer (1903–2009) |
| 2008 | Kon Ichikawa | Japanese film director and screenwriter (1915–2008) |
| 2007 | Elizabeth Jolley | Australian writer |
| 2000 | James Cooke Brown | American sociologist and novelist (1921–2000) |
| 1986 | George Ivask | Russian-Estonian poet and literary scholar |
| 1952 | Josephine Tey | Scottish author (1896–1952) |
| 1951 | Lloyd C. Douglas | American novelist (1877–1951) |
| 1950 | Rafael Sabatini | Italian-British writer (1875–1950) |
| 1942 | Otakar Batlička | Czech traveller and writer |
| 1934 | József Pusztai | Slovene writer, poet, journalist, teacher and cantor (1864–1934) |
| 1893 | Ignacio Manuel Altamirano | Mexican writer, journalist, teacher and politician (1834–1893) |
| 1859 | Eliza Acton | English food writer and poet (1799-1859) |
| 1845 | Henrik Steffens | Norwegian philosopher, theologian, scientist and poet |
| 1837 | Mariano José de Larra | Spanish romantic writer |
| 1787 | Roger Joseph Boscovich | Croat-Italian physicist and writer (1711–1787) |
Literary events on February 13
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1967 | American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain. |
| 1914 | Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members. |
Featured
Dave Rudden (1988) — Dave Rudden is an Irish writer of young adult fiction, juvenile fantasy and science fiction, best known for his Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy and stories from the Doctor Who universe. He is based in Dublin.
Bryan Thomas Schmidt (1969) — Bryan Thomas Schmidt is an American science fiction author and editor. He has edited twenty-two anthologies, and written a space opera trilogy, and an ongoing, near-future police procedural series set in Kansas City, Missouri, and a near future thriller novel being developed as a motion picture.
Denise Austin (1957) — Denise Austin is an American fitness instructor, author, and columnist, and a former member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.