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July 29 in literary history
Literary history for July 29: 33 writers born, 6 writers who died and 1 literary events from 846 to 2014. Born on this day: Adele Griffin, Chang-Rae Lee, Xavier Waterkeyn.
Writers born on July 29
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Adele Griffin | American young adult fiction author |
| 1965 | Chang-Rae Lee | Korean-American novelist (born 1965) |
| 1965 | Xavier Waterkeyn | Australian writer & literary agent (born 1965) |
| 1960 | Didier Van Cauwelaert | French author of Belgian descent (born 1960) |
| 1958 | Simon Nye | British screenwriter (born 1958) |
| 1957 | Liam Davison | Australian author (1957–2014) |
| 1955 | Dave Stevens | American illustrator (1955–2008) |
| 1953 | Tim Gunn | American author, academic, and television personality |
| 1953 | Frank McGuinness | Irish writer (born 1953) |
| 1951 | Susan Blackmore | British writer and academic (born 1951) |
| 1951 | Dean Pitchford | American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist |
| 1948 | John Clarke (satirist) | New Zealand comedian, writer, and satirist (1948–2017) |
| 1945 | Sharon Creech | American writer (born 1945) |
| 1941 | Goenawan Mohamad | Indonesian poet, essayist, playwright and editor |
| 1936 | Elizabeth Dole | American politician and writer (born 1936) |
| 1927 | Harry Mulisch | Dutch writer |
| 1923 | George Burditt (writer) | American television writer and producer |
| 1918 | Don Ingalls | American novelist |
| 1918 | Edwin O'Connor | American journalist and novelist |
| 1918 | Mary Lee Settle | American writer (1918–2005) |
| 1911 | Foster Furcolo | American lawyer, writer, and politician (1911–1995) |
| 1909 | Samm Sinclair Baker | American writer (1909–1997) |
| 1909 | Chester Himes | American novelist (1909–1984) |
| 1905 | Stanley Kunitz | American poet (1905–2006) |
| 1900 | Eyvind Johnson | Swedish writer (1900–1976) |
| 1883 | Porfirio Barba-Jacob | Colombian poet and writer (1883–1942) |
| 1878 | Don Marquis | American writer (1878–1937) |
| 1872 | Eric Alfred Knudsen | American writer and politician (1872–1957) |
| 1871 | Jakob Mändmets | Estonian writer and journalist |
| 1869 | Booth Tarkington | American novelist (1869–1946) |
| 1849 | Max Nordau | Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic (1849–1923) |
| 1801 | George Bradshaw | British engraver and publisher (1800–1853) |
| 1605 | Simon Dach | German lyrical poet and hymnwriter |
Writers who died on July 29
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | María Antonia Iglesias | Spanish writer and journalist |
| 2014 | Thomas R. St. George | American novelist |
| 1987 | Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay | Indian Bengali-language author |
| 1983 | David Niven | English actor, memoirist and novelist (1910–1983) |
| 1974 | Erich Kästner | German author, poet and satirist (1899–1974) |
| 846 | Li Shen | Tang dynasty official and poet |
Literary events on July 29
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1954 | The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen & Unwin. |
Featured
Adele Griffin (1970) — Adele Griffin is the author of over thirty English language books across a variety of genres, including Sons of Liberty and Where I Want to Be, both National Book Award finalists. Her debut adult novel The Favor explores themes of friendship, surrogacy, and nontraditional family building.
Chang-Rae Lee (1965) — Chang-rae Lee is a Korean-American novelist and a professor of creative writing at Stanford University. He was previously Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University and director of Princeton's Program in Creative Writing.
Xavier Waterkeyn (1965) — Xavier Waterkeyn is an Australian non-fiction and fiction writer and literary agent. He is the author of twenty-three books.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.