On this day
June 7 in literary history
Literary history for June 7: 13 writers born, 13 writers who died and 3 literary events from 1711 to 2001. Born on this day: Mick Foley, Louise Erdrich, Orhan Pamuk.
Writers born on June 7
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Mick Foley | American professional wrestler and author (born 1965) |
| 1954 | Louise Erdrich | American author (born 1954) |
| 1952 | Orhan Pamuk | Turkish novelist, academic and Nobel laureate (born 1952) |
| 1943 | Nikki Giovanni | American poet, writer and activist (1943–2024) |
| 1928 | James Ivory | American film director and screenwriter (born 1928) |
| 1928 | Charles Strouse | American composer and lyricist (1928–2025) |
| 1927 | Herbert R. Axelrod | American tropical fish expert, a publisher of pet books, and an entrepreneur |
| 1925 | Ernestina Herrera de Noble | Argentine publisher and executive (1925–2017) |
| 1917 | Gwendolyn Brooks | American writer (1917–2000) |
| 1910 | Til Kiwe | German actor, voice actor and screenwriter |
| 1899 | Elizabeth Bowen | Irish writer (1899-1973) |
| 1831 | Amelia Edwards | English novelist and Egyptologist (1831–1892) |
| 1757 | Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire | English socialite, activist, and author (1757–1806) |
Writers who died on June 7
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Betty Neels | British writer |
| 1987 | Cahit Zarifoğlu | Turkish poet and writer (1940–1987) |
| 1980 | Elizabeth Craig (writer) | Scottish writer and home economist (1883–1980) |
| 1980 | Henry Miller | American novelist (1891–1980) |
| 1970 | E. M. Forster | English novelist and writer (1879–1970) |
| 1967 | Dorothy Parker | American poet, writer, critic (1893–1967) |
| 1966 | Jean Arp | German-French sculptor and poet (1886–1966) |
| 1933 | Dragutin Domjanić | Croatian poet |
| 1916 | Émile Faguet | French author and literary critic |
| 1861 | Patrick Brontë | Irish clergyman and writer (1777–1861) |
| 1843 | Friedrich Hölderlin | German poet and philosopher (1770–1843) |
| 1779 | William Warburton | English writer and critic (1698–1779) |
| 1711 | Henry Dodwell | Anglo-Irish scholar, theologian and controversial writer |
Literary events on June 7
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1962 | The Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books. |
| 1810 | The newspaper Gazeta de Buenos Ayres is first published in Argentina. |
| 1810 | Journalist Mariano Moreno published Argentina's first newspaper, the Gazeta de Buenos-Ayres. |
Featured
Mick Foley (1965) — Michael Francis Foley is an American comedian, author, and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
Louise Erdrich (1954) — Karen Louise Erdrich is an Indigenous-American author of novels, short stories, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota, a federally recognized Ojibwe people.
Orhan Pamuk (1952) — Ferit Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.
Sources & data
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