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November 28 in literary history
Literary history for November 28: 25 writers born, 21 writers who died and 2 literary events from 1470 to 2018. Born on this day: Bakarhythm, Eka Kurniawan, Richard Osman.
25writers born
21writers died
2literary events
Writers born on November 28
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Bakarhythm | Japanese comedian, narrator, actor, playwright and lyricist |
| 1975 | Eka Kurniawan | Indonesian writer |
| 1970 | Richard Osman | English TV presenter and writer (born 1970) |
| 1967 | Stephnie Weir | Actress and writer |
| 1965 | Erwin Mortier | Dutch-language Belgian author (born 1965) |
| 1948 | Agnieszka Holland | Polish film director and screenwriter (born 1948) |
| 1948 | Alan Lightman | American physicist, writer, and novelist (born 1948) |
| 1944 | Rita Mae Brown | American writer, activist, and feminist (born 1944) |
| 1935 | Randolph Stow | Australian writer (1935–2010) |
| 1932 | Terence Frisby | British writer (1932–2020) |
| 1924 | Dennis Brutus | South African activist and writer (1924–2009) |
| 1915 | Yves Thériault | Canadian novelist (1915–1983) |
| 1911 | Václav Renč | Czech poet, writer, dramatist and translator |
| 1907 | Alberto Moravia | Italian novelist and journalist (1907–1990) |
| 1904 | Nancy Mitford | English novelist and biographer (1904–1973) |
| 1896 | Dawn Powell | American novelist, playwright, screenwriter (1896–1965) |
| 1894 | Henry Hazlitt | American journalist and writer (1894–1993) |
| 1881 | Stefan Zweig | Austrian writer (1881–1942) |
| 1880 | Alexander Blok | Russian poet (1880–1921) |
| 1864 | James Allen (author) | British philosophical writer (1864–1912) |
| 1805 | John Lloyd Stephens | American explorer, writer, and diplomat (1805–1852) |
| 1793 | Carl Jonas Love Almqvist | Swedish author (1793–1866) |
| 1757 | William Blake | English poet and artist (1757–1827) |
| 1628 | John Bunyan | English writer and preacher (1628–1688) |
| 1470 | Wen Zhengming | Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet (1470–1559) |
Writers who died on November 28
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Harry Leslie Smith | British writer, political commentator, and World War II veteran (1923–2018) |
| 2014 | Said Akl | Lebanese poet and language reformer (1911–2014) |
| 2013 | Jack Matthews (author) | American novelist (1925–2013) |
| 2013 | Jean-Louis Roux | Canadian politician, entertainer and playwright |
| 2013 | Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman | Yiddish poet and songwriter (1920–2013) |
| 2012 | Knut Ahnlund | Swedish literary historian and writer |
| 2012 | Spain Rodriguez | American cartoonist (1940–2012) |
| 2012 | Zig Ziglar | American author, salesman, and motivational speaker (1926–2012) |
| 2003 | Antonia Forest | English children's writer (1915–2003) |
| 2002 | Melih Cevdet Anday | Turkish poet and author (1915–2002) |
| 2001 | Kal Mann | American rock and roll lyricist (1917–2001) |
| 1998 | Kerry Wendell Thornley | American author (1938–1998) |
| 1976 | Rosalind Russell | American actress, model, comedian, screenwriter and singer (1907–1976) |
| 1973 | Marthe Bibesco | Romanian writer (1886–1973) |
| 1968 | Enid Blyton | English children's writer (1897–1968) |
| 1960 | Richard Wright (author) | American novelist and poet (1908–1960) |
| 1917 | Ionian school (literature) | Mikelis Avlichos, Greek poet and scholar (born 1844) |
| 1907 | Stanisław Wyspiański | Polish playwright, painter and poet (1869–1907) |
| 1893 | Talbot Baines Reed | English author (1852–1893) |
| 1859 | Washington Irving | American writer, historian and diplomat (1783–1859) |
| 1694 | Matsuo Bashō | Japanese poet (1644–1694) |
Literary events on November 28
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1814 | The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer. |
| 1582 | In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 (equivalent to £13,818 in 2025) bond in lieu of posting wedding banns, which enables them to marry immediately. |
Featured
Bakarhythm (1975) — Hidetomo Masuno , better known for his stage name Bakarhythm , is a Japanese comedian, narrator, actor, playwright, and lyricist. He is sometimes called Bakarhythm Masuno .
Eka Kurniawan (1975) — Eka Kurniawan is an Indonesian writer and screenwriter.
Richard Osman (1970) — Richard Thomas Osman is an English television presenter, producer, and novelist. He is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show Pointless.
Sources & data
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