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July 6 in literary history
Literary history for July 6: 19 writers born and 15 writers who died from 1533 to 2022. Born on this day: Laurent Gaudé, Peter Hedges, Hilary Mantel.
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15writers died
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Writers born on July 6
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Laurent Gaudé | French writer (born 1972) |
| 1962 | Peter Hedges | American novelist and director (born 1962) |
| 1952 | Hilary Mantel | British writer (1952–2022) |
| 1951 | Rick Sternbach | American illustrator (born 1951) |
| 1950 | John Byrne (cartoonist) | American comic book writer and artist (born 1950) |
| 1941 | David Crystal | British linguist and writer (born 1941) |
| 1937 | Bessie Head | Botswana writer (1937–1986) |
| 1927 | Janet Leigh | American actress and author (1927–2004) |
| 1924 | Mahim Bora | Indian writer and educationist (1924–2016) |
| 1916 | Harold Norse | American writer (1916–2009) |
| 1912 | Heinrich Harrer | Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006) |
| 1900 | Frederica Sagor Maas | American playwright, screenwriter and memoirist (1900–2012) |
| 1892 | Will James (artist) | Canadian-American artist and writer (1892–1942) |
| 1890 | Dhan Gopal Mukerji | American novelist |
| 1887 | Annette Kellerman | Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer (1886–1975) |
| 1878 | Eino Leino | Finnish poet and journalist (1878–1926) |
| 1823 | Sophie Adlersparre | Publisher, editor, writer and women's rights activist |
| 1799 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill | American writer |
| 1766 | Alexander Wilson (ornithologist) | Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator (1766-1813) |
Writers who died on July 6
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Norah Vincent | American writer (1968–2022) |
| 2009 | Vasily Aksyonov | Soviet and Russian novelist (1932–2009) |
| 2007 | Kathleen E. Woodiwiss | American novelist (1939–2007) |
| 2005 | Evan Hunter | American author and screenwriter |
| 2005 | Claude Simon | French novelist (1913–2005) |
| 1997 | Chetan Anand (director) | Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director (1921–1997) |
| 1995 | Aziz Nesin | Turkish writer, humorist and author (1915–1995) |
| 1975 | Reşad Ekrem Koçu | Turkish writer and historian |
| 1962 | William Faulkner | American writer (1897–1962) |
| 1954 | Cornelia Sorabji | Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer (1866–1954) |
| 1932 | Kenneth Grahame | Scottish writer (1859–1932) |
| 1904 | Abai Qunanbaiuly | Kazakh poet and composer (1845–1904) |
| 1893 | Guy de Maupassant | French writer (1850–1893) |
| 1535 | Thomas More | English politician, author and philosopher (1478–1535) |
| 1533 | Ludovico Ariosto | Italian poet (1474–1533) |
Featured
Laurent Gaudé (1972) — Laurent Gaudé is a French writer.
Peter Hedges (1962) — Peter Simpson Hedges is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director and film producer.
Hilary Mantel (1952) — Dame Hilary Mary Mantel was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. Her first published novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was released in 1985. She went on to write 12 novels, two collections of short stories, a memoir, and numerous articles and opinion pieces.
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