On this day
July 1 in literary history
Literary history for July 1: 20 writers born, 20 writers who died and 2 literary events from 1574 to 2024. Born on this day: Louise Penny, Lisa Scottoline, Néjia Ben Mabrouk.
Writers born on July 1
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Louise Penny | Canadian author (born 1958) |
| 1955 | Lisa Scottoline | American writer (born 1955) |
| 1949 | Néjia Ben Mabrouk | Tunisian film director and screenwriter |
| 1946 | Kojo Laing | Ghanaian novelist and poet (1946–2017) |
| 1940 | Cahit Zarifoğlu | Turkish poet and writer (1940–1987) |
| 1939 | Karen Black | American actress, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter (1939–2013) |
| 1936 | Wally Amos | American television personality, entrepreneur, and author (1936–2024) |
| 1923 | Scotty Bowers | American author and sex worker (1923–2019) |
| 1918 | Ahmed Deedat | South African–Indian Islamic orator and author (1918–2005) |
| 1915 | Jean Stafford | American author (1915–1979) |
| 1901 | Irna Phillips | American screenwriter and actress (1901–1973) |
| 1892 | James M. Cain | American writer (1892–1977) |
| 1887 | Amber Reeves | British novelist and teacher |
| 1885 | Dorothea Mackellar | Australian poet (1885–1968) |
| 1858 | Velma Caldwell Melville | American editor and writer (1858–1924) |
| 1850 | Florence Van Leer Earle Coates | American writer and poet (1850-1927) |
| 1834 | Jadwiga Łuszczewska | Polish poet and novelist (1834–1908) |
| 1822 | Nguyễn Đình Chiểu | Vietnamese poet |
| 1804 | George Sand | French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876) |
| 1574 | Joseph Hall (bishop) | British bishop and writer (1574–1656) |
Writers who died on July 1
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ismail Kadare | Albanian writer (1936–2024) |
| 2024 | Robert Towne | American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024) |
| 2016 | Robin Hardy (film director) | British film director and writer (1929–2016) |
| 2014 | Walter Dean Myers | American children's book author (1937–2014) |
| 2012 | Peter E. Gillquist | American writer and priest |
| 2012 | Jack Richardson (writer) | American dramatist |
| 2010 | Arnold Friberg | American illustrator and painter (1913–2010) |
| 2009 | Onni Palaste | Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (born 1917) |
| 2004 | Peter Barnes (playwright) | English playwright and screenwriter (1931–2004) |
| 1997 | Charles Werner | American cartoonist (1909–1997) |
| 1996 | Steve Tesich | Serbian-American screenwriter, playwright and novelist (1942–1996) |
| 1994 | Merriam Modell | American novelist (1908–1994) |
| 1981 | Carlos de Oliveira | Portuguese poet and novelist (1921 - 1981) |
| 1965 | Robert Ruark | American novelist |
| 1961 | Louis-Ferdinand Céline | French writer (1894–1961) |
| 1951 | Tadeusz Borowski | Polish writer and journalist |
| 1944 | Carl Mayer | Austrian screenwriter |
| 1943 | Willem Arondeus | Dutch painter, writer and member of the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance |
| 1942 | Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich | Irish writer and politician (1856–1942) |
| 1896 | Harriet Beecher Stowe | American abolitionist and author (1811-1896) |
Literary events on July 1
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1879 | Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower. |
| 1862 | The Russian State Library is founded as the Library of the Moscow Public Museum. |
Featured
Louise Penny (1958) — Louise Penny, is a Canadian crime-fiction author, best known for her Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series set in Quebec. Her novels have been translated into over 23 languages, sold millions of copies worldwide, and repeatedly reached number 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list.
Lisa Scottoline (1955) — Lisa Scottoline is an American author of legal thrillers.
Néjia Ben Mabrouk (1949) — Néjia Ben Mabrouk is a Tunisian screenwriter and director, known for her work on the award-winning film Sama and on the documentary The Gulf War... What Next?.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.