On this day
May 3 in literary history
Literary history for May 3: 16 writers born and 9 writers who died from 1761 to 2010. Born on this day: Kenny Hotz, Ben Elton, Sandi Toksvig.
Writers born on May 3
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Kenny Hotz | Canadian comedy writer and television personality |
| 1959 | Ben Elton | British comedian and playwright (born 1959) |
| 1958 | Sandi Toksvig | Danish and British broadcaster, comedian and writer (born 1958) |
| 1951 | Tatyana Tolstaya | Russian writer |
| 1930 | Juan Gelman | Argentine poet (1930–2014) |
| 1924 | Yehuda Amichai | Israeli poet and author (1924–2000) |
| 1917 | Betty Comden | American dramatist and lyricist (1917–2006) |
| 1914 | Georges-Emmanuel Clancier | French poet, novelist, and journalist |
| 1913 | William Inge | American playwright and novelist (1913–1973) |
| 1912 | May Sarton | Belgian and American writer (1912–1995) |
| 1910 | Norman Corwin | American writer, screenwriter and radio producer (1910–2011) |
| 1906 | Anna Roosevelt Halsted | American writer and socialite (1906–1975) |
| 1896 | Dodie Smith | English novelist and playwright (1896–1990) |
| 1893 | Konstantine Gamsakhurdia | (1893–1975) Georgian writer |
| 1891 | Tadeusz Peiper | Tadeusz Peiper, Polish poet and critic (died 1969) |
| 1761 | August von Kotzebue | German dramatist and writer (1761–1819) |
Writers who died on May 3
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Peter O'Donnell | English writer |
| 2009 | Ram Balkrushna Shewalkar | Marathi writer |
| 2007 | Warja Lavater | Swiss artist and illustrator (1913–2007) |
| 2006 | Karel Appel | Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (1921–2006) |
| 1991 | Jerzy Kosiński | Polish-American writer (1933–1991) |
| 1939 | Madeleine Desroseaux | Madeleine Desroseaux, French author and poet (born 1873) |
| 1935 | Jessie Willcox Smith | American illustrator (1863–1935) |
| 1932 | Charles Fort | American writer (1874–1932) |
| 1763 | George Psalmanazar | French writer (1679–1763) |
Featured
Kenny Hotz (1967) — Kenneth Joel Hotz is a Canadian comedy writer, filmmaker, entertainer and television personality. He is best known as co-star of the former reality comedy show Kenny vs. Spenny (2003–2010) alongside Spencer Rice. Hotz is the creator of the FX series Testees, and Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will.
Ben Elton (1959) — Benjamin Charles Elton is a British comedian and writer. He has written and produced for television, radio, films, novels, theatre and musicals, and has performed as a stand-up comedian and on screen.
Sandi Toksvig (1958) — Sandra Birgitte Toksvig is a Danish-British broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer on British radio, stage, and television. She has written plays, novels, and books for children. She is also a political activist, having co-founded the now-defunct Women's Equality Party in 2015.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.