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June 28 in literary history
Literary history for June 28: 31 writers born, 19 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1503 to 2026. Born on this day: Florian Zeller, Harun Tekin (musician), Geeta Tripathee.
31writers born
19writers died
1literary events
Writers born on June 28
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Florian Zeller | French playwright, novelist, theatre director, and filmmaker (born 1979) |
| 1977 | Harun Tekin (musician) | Turkish singer, musician, and poet (born 1977) |
| 1972 | Geeta Tripathee | Nepali poet |
| 1970 | Mike White (filmmaker) | American actor, writer and producer (born 1970) |
| 1966 | John Cusack | American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966) |
| 1963 | Peter Baynham | Welsh screenwriter, stand-up comedian and performer |
| 1959 | John Shelley (illustrator) | British illustrator |
| 1956 | Amira Hass | Israeli journalist and author (born 1956) |
| 1954 | A. A. Gill | British writer and critic (1954–2016) |
| 1952 | Enis Batur | Turkish poet, essayist, novelist, and editor (born 1952) |
| 1952 | Jean-Christophe Rufin | French writer |
| 1951 | Mark Shand | English travel writer and conservationist (1951–2014) |
| 1951 | Lalla Ward | English actress, voice artist, and author (born 1951) |
| 1948 | Sergei Bodrov | Russian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer |
| 1948 | Deborah Moggach | English playwright, novelist and screenwriter (born 1948) |
| 1947 | Mark Helprin | American author, journalist, and commentator (born 1947) |
| 1946 | Robert Asprin | American science fiction and fantasy author (1946–2008) |
| 1945 | Türkan Şoray | Turkish actress, writer and film director |
| 1934 | Bette Greene | American writer (1934–2020) |
| 1934 | Georges Wolinski | French cartoonist (1934–2015) |
| 1931 | Hans Alfredson | Swedish author, actor, comedian and film director (1931–2017) |
| 1928 | Harold Evans | British journalist and writer (1928–2020) |
| 1926 | George Booth (cartoonist) | American cartoonist (1926–2022) |
| 1917 | A. E. Hotchner | American writer (1917–2020) |
| 1909 | Eric Ambler | English writer (1909–1998) |
| 1891 | Esther Forbes | American novelist (1891–1967) |
| 1867 | Luigi Pirandello | Sicilian dramatist, novelist, poet, short story writer (1867–1936) |
| 1844 | John Boyle O'Reilly | Irish poet, journalist, author and activist (1844–1890) |
| 1836 | Emmanuel Rhoides | Greek writer (1836–1904) |
| 1604 | Heinrich Albert (composer) | German composer and poet |
| 1503 | Giovanni della Casa | Florentine poet and writer (1503–1556) |
Writers who died on June 28
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wilford Lloyd Baumes | American screenwriter and producer (1939–2026) |
| 2018 | Harlan Ellison | American writer (1934–2018) |
| 2013 | F. D. Reeve | American poet |
| 2012 | Richard Isay | American psychoanalyst and writer (1934–2012) |
| 2012 | Robert Sabatier | French poet and writer |
| 2009 | A. K. Lohithadas | Indian film director and screenwriter |
| 2006 | Jim Baen | American science fiction publisher and editor |
| 2006 | Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell | English barrister, politician and author (1919–2006) |
| 2004 | Anthony Buckeridge | English author (1912–2004) |
| 2003 | Joan Lowery Nixon | American journalist and author (1927–2003) |
| 2001 | Mortimer J. Adler | American philosopher, author and educator (1902–2001) |
| 1985 | Lynd Ward | American novelist (1905–1985) |
| 1975 | Rod Serling | American screenwriter (1924–1975) |
| 1947 | Stanislav Kostka Neumann | Czech poet (1875–1947) |
| 1936 | Alexander Berkman | Russian-American anarchist and writer (1870–1936) |
| 1929 | Edward Carpenter | English poet and academic (1844–1929) |
| 1922 | Velimir Khlebnikov | Russian playwright, poet and futurist (1885-1922) |
| 1892 | Alexandros Rizos Rangavis | Greek man of letters, poet and statesman |
| 1586 | Primož Trubar | Carniolan writer, Protestant reformer |
Literary events on June 28
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Paperback Software, a company founded by Adam Osborne, was found guilty of copyright infringement for using Lotus 1-2-3's look-and-feel interface in its own spreadsheet program. |
Featured
Florian Zeller (1979) — Florian Zeller is a French playwright, novelist, theatre director, filmmaker and film producer. He has written over a dozen plays that have been staged worldwide, making him one of the most celebrated contemporary playwrights.
Harun Tekin (musician) (1977) — Sami Harun Tekin is a Turkish singer, musician, and poet. He is one of the founding members and the vocalist of the Turkish rock band Mor ve Ötesi.
Geeta Tripathee (1972) — Geeta Tripathee is a Nepali poet, lyricist, essayist, literary critic and scholar. An eminent writer in Nepali, Geeta Tripathee has two volumes of poetry collection, one of lyrical poems and seven books in other literary genre to her credit.
Sources & data
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