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January 21 in literary history
Literary history for January 21: 18 writers born, 25 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1731 to 2020. Born on this day: Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Asael Lubotzky, Uni Arge.
Writers born on January 21
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Ikumi Yoshimatsu | Japanese actress, stunt woman, author, activist and beauty queen |
| 1983 | Asael Lubotzky | Israeli physician, writer, and researcher |
| 1971 | Uni Arge | Faroese footballer, journalist, writer, and artist |
| 1971 | Dylan Kussman | American film and television writer and actor (born 1961) |
| 1942 | Michael G. Wilson | American-British screenwriter and film producer |
| 1941 | Elaine Showalter | American literary critic, feminist and writer |
| 1940 | Patrick Robinson (author) | British novelist and newspaper columnist |
| 1925 | Eva Ibbotson | Austro-British children's writer (1925–2010) |
| 1919 | Eric Brown (pilot) | Royal Navy test pilot, author (1920–2016) |
| 1887 | Ernest Holmes | American spiritual writer |
| 1883 | Olav Aukrust | Norwegian poet and teacher |
| 1883 | Oskar Baum | Czech music educator and writer |
| 1878 | Vahan Tekeyan | Armenian poet and public activist |
| 1867 | Ludwig Thoma | German author, publisher and editor |
| 1864 | Israel Zangwill | British author (1864–1926) |
| 1841 | Édouard Schuré | French philosopher, poet, playwright, novelist, music critic, and publicist |
| 1813 | Giuseppe Montanelli | Italian statesman and author (1813–1862) |
| 1797 | Joseph Méry | French writer, poet, playwright and librettist (1797–1866) |
Writers who died on January 21
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Terry Jones | Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020) |
| 2015 | Marcus Borg | American theologian, New Testament scholar and writer (1942–2015) |
| 2015 | Canek Sánchez Guevara | Cuban author and dissident (1974–2015) |
| 2010 | Paul Quarrington | Canadian writer, filmmaker and musician (1953–2010) |
| 2005 | Theun de Vries | Dutch writer and poet |
| 2004 | Yordan Radichkov | Bulgarian writer and playwright |
| 2003 | Paul Haines (poet) | Canadian songwriter and poet (1933–2003) |
| 2003 | Paul Kuusberg | Estonian writer (1916–2003) |
| 1999 | Susan Strasberg | American actress and author (1938–1999) |
| 1984 | Giannis Skarimpas | Giannis Skarimpas, Greek playwright and poet (born 1893) |
| 1978 | Freda Utley | English scholar, political activist and author (1898–1978) |
| 1977 | Sandro Penna | Italian poet |
| 1963 | Shivpujan Sahay | Indian Hindi novelist (1893–1963) |
| 1961 | Blaise Cendrars | Swiss-born novelist and poet (1887–1961) |
| 1950 | George Orwell | English author and journalist (1903–1950) |
| 1933 | George Moore (novelist) | Irish writer and critic (1852–1933) |
| 1932 | Lytton Strachey | English writer and critic (1880–1932) |
| 1872 | Franz Grillparzer | Austrian writer (1791–1872) |
| 1870 | Alexander Herzen | Russian author and revolutionary (1812–1870) |
| 1862 | Božena Němcová | Czech writer |
| 1831 | Achim von Arnim | German poet and novelist (1781–1831) |
| 1823 | Cayetano José Rodríguez | Argentine cleric, journalist and poet |
| 1814 | Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre | French writer and botanist (1737–1814) |
| 1773 | Alexis Piron | French dramatist |
| 1731 | Ignjat Đurđević | Croatian poet |
Literary events on January 21
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1789 | The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston. |
Featured
Ikumi Yoshimatsu (1987) — Ikumi Yoshimatsu is a Japanese actress, stunt woman, book author, opinion leader, social activist and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2012 in Okinawa. It was Japan's first Miss International win in the 52-year history of the pageant.
Asael Lubotzky (1983) — Asael Lubotzky is an Israeli physician, author, and molecular biologist. Formerly an officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), he is a combat veteran of the Second Lebanon War.
Uni Arge (1971) — Uni Jógvanson Arge is a Faroese journalist, writer, musician, singer and a former international football striker.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.