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March 6 in literary history
Literary history for March 6: 14 writers born and 11 writers who died from 1483 to 2014. Born on this day: Gabriel García Márquez, Will Eisner, Emma Bailey.
Writers born on March 6
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Gabriel García Márquez | Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014) |
| 1917 | Will Eisner | American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917–2005) |
| 1910 | Emma Bailey | American auctioneer and author |
| 1909 | Stanisław Jerzy Lec | Polish aphorist and poet (1909–1966) |
| 1900 | Henri Jeanson | French writer and journalist (1900–1970) |
| 1885 | Ring Lardner | American writer (1885–1933) |
| 1877 | Rose Fyleman | English writer and poet |
| 1834 | George du Maurier | French-British cartoonist and novelist (1834–1896) |
| 1806 | Elizabeth Barrett Browning | English poet (1806–1861) |
| 1780 | Lucy Barnes (writer) | 19th-century American writer |
| 1779 | Antoine-Henri Jomini | Swiss general and writer on the art of war (1779–1869) |
| 1619 | Cyrano de Bergerac | French novelist and dramatist (1619–1655) |
| 1495 | Luigi Alamanni | Italian poet and statesman (1495–1556) |
| 1483 | Francesco Guicciardini | Italian writer, historian, and politician (1483–1540) |
Writers who died on March 6
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Manlio Sgalambro | Italian philosopher, writer and poet (1924-2014) |
| 1997 | Ursula Torday | British writer (1912–1997) |
| 1973 | Pearl S. Buck | American writer (1892–1973) |
| 1967 | John Haden Badley | John Haden Badley, English author and educator, founded the Bedales School (born 1865) |
| 1948 | Ross Lockridge Jr. | American novelist (1914–1948) |
| 1920 | Ömer Seyfettin | Turkish Writer of early 20th Century |
| 1895 | Camilla Collett | Norwegian writer (1813–1895) |
| 1888 | Louisa May Alcott | American novelist (1832–1888) |
| 1867 | Artemus Ward | American writer (1834–1867) |
| 1796 | Guillaume Thomas François Raynal | French writer (1713–1796) |
| 1616 | Francis Beaumont | English playwright (1584–1616) |
Featured
Gabriel García Márquez (1927) — Gabriel José García Márquez was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America.
Will Eisner (1917) — William Erwin Eisner was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series The Spirit (1940–1952) was noted for its experiments in content and form.
Emma Bailey (1910) — Emma Bailey was an American auctioneer and author, credited with being the first American woman auctioneer. She held her first auction in Brattleboro, Vermont, on May 12, 1950, as a way to supplement her family's income. In 1952 she became the first woman admitted to the National Auctioneers Association.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.