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January 23 in literary history
Literary history for January 23: 16 writers born, 9 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1546 to 1993. Born on this day: Dawn O'Porter, Elvira Lindo, Charlie Papazian.
16writers born
9writers died
1literary events
Writers born on January 23
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Dawn O'Porter | British writer, director, and television presenter (born 1979) |
| 1962 | Elvira Lindo | Spanish journalist and writer (born 1962) |
| 1949 | Charlie Papazian | American nuclear engineer, brewer and author |
| 1941 | João Ubaldo Ribeiro | Brazilian writer, journalist, screenwriter and professor (1941–2014 |
| 1940 | Alan Cheuse | Novelist, short story writer, critic (1940–2015) |
| 1935 | Tom Reamy | American writer (1935-1977) |
| 1930 | Derek Walcott | Saint Lucian poet and playwright (1930–2017) |
| 1928 | Jeanne Moreau | French actress, singer, screenwriter, director and socialite (1928–2017) |
| 1926 | Bal Thackeray | Indian cartoonist and politician (1926-2012) |
| 1923 | Walter M. Miller Jr. | American writer |
| 1913 | Wally Parks | American writer |
| 1898 | Freda Utley | English scholar, political activist and author (1898–1978) |
| 1897 | Ieva Simonaitytė | Lithuanian writer (1897–1978) |
| 1894 | Jyotirmoyee Devi | Indian writer |
| 1813 | Camilla Collett | Norwegian writer (1813–1895) |
| 1783 | Stendhal | French writer (1783–1842) |
Writers who died on January 23
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Keith Laumer | American science fiction writer (1925–1993) |
| 1984 | Muin Bseiso | Palestinian poet (1926–1984) |
| 1923 | Max Nordau | Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic (1849–1923) |
| 1893 | José Zorrilla | Spanish poet, writer, playwright (1817–1893) |
| 1883 | Gustave Doré | French illustrator and painter (1832–1883) |
| 1875 | Charles Kingsley | English clergyman, historian and novelist (1819–1875) |
| 1866 | Thomas Love Peacock | English novelist and poet (1785-1866) |
| 1789 | Frances Brooke | English author of first Canadian novel (1724–1789) |
| 1789 | John Cleland | English novelist (1709–1789) |
Literary events on January 23
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1546 | Having published nothing for eleven years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel. |
Featured
Dawn O'Porter (1979) — Dawn O'Porter is a British writer, director, and television presenter.
Elvira Lindo (1962) — Elvira Lindo Garrido is a Spanish journalist and writer.
Charlie Papazian (1949) — Charles N. Papazian is an American nuclear engineer, brewer and author. He founded the Association of Brewers and the Great American Beer Festival, and wrote The Complete Joy of Home Brewing (1984). He is the longtime former president (1979–2016) of the Brewers Association.
Sources & data
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