November 30 in Literary History: Writers Born & Died

Writers born on November 30

Born	Writer	Known as
1966	David Nicholls (writer)	British novelist and screenwriter (born 1966)
1962	Daniel Keys Moran	American novelist
1957	Joël Champetier	French-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author
1955	Michael Beschloss	American historian and author
1947	Sergio Badilla Castillo	Chilean poet (born 1947)
1947	David Mamet	American playwright, author, and filmmaker (born 1947)
1945	John R. Powers	American novelist and playwright
1943	Norma Alarcón	Author and professor
1940	Kevin Phillips (political commentator)	American political writer (1940–2023)
1937	Adeline Yen Mah	Chinese author and physician (born 1937)
1931	Margot Zemach	American children's illustrator and writer (1931 – 1989)
1929	Joan Ganz Cooney	American television writer and producer (born 1929)
1912	Gordon Parks	American photographer, musician, writer and film director (1912–2006)
1906	John Dickson Carr	American mystery novelist and playwright (1906–1977)
1889	Reuben Margolies	Israeli author (1889–1971)
1883	Gustav Suits	Estonian poet
1874	Winston Churchill	British statesman and writer (1874–1965)
1874	Lucy Maud Montgomery	Canadian novelist (1874–1942)
1873	Božena Benešová	Czech author and poet
1872	John McCrae	Canadian poet and physician (1872–1918)
1835	Mark Twain	American author and humorist (1835–1910)
1813	Louise-Victorine Ackermann	French poet (1813–1890)
1768	Jędrzej Śniadecki	Polish writer and physician (1768–1838)
1554	Philip Sidney	English poet, courtier, and diplomat (1554–1586)
1485	Veronica Gambara	Italian poet and politician (1485–1550)

Writers who died on November 30

Died	Writer	Known as
2015	Fatema Mernissi	Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist (1940–2015)
2015	Nigel Buxton	British travel writer and wine critic (1924–2015)
2014	Kent Haruf	American novelist (1943–2014)
2006	Elhadi Adam	Sudanese poet and songwriter (1927–2006)
2004	Pierre Berton	Canadian author (1920–2004)
2000	Eloise Jarvis McGraw	American author
1998	Janet Lewis	American novelist, poet
1998	Margaret Walker	American poet and writer
1997	Kathy Acker	American novelist and playwright (1947–1997)
1995	Til Kiwe	German actor, voice actor and screenwriter
1990	Fritz Eichenberg	German-American illustrator and arts educator (1901–1990)
1988	Pannonica de Koenigswarter	British jazz patron and writer (1913–1988)
1987	Simon Carmiggelt	Dutch writer, journalist, and poet
1977	Terence Rattigan	British playwright and screenwriter (1911–1977)
1972	Compton Mackenzie	Scottish writer (1883–1972)
1967	Patrick Kavanagh	Poet and writer from Monaghan, Ireland
1953	Francis Picabia	French painter and writer (1879–1953)
1942	Anthony M. Rud	American novelist
1935	Fernando Pessoa	Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935)
1900	Oscar Wilde	Irish writer (1854–1900)
1760	Friederike Caroline Neuber	German playwright and writer (1697–1760)
1525	Guillaume Crétin	French poet

Literary events on November 30

Year	Event
1936	English mathematician Alan Turing published the first details of the Turing machine (model pictured), an abstract device that can simulate the logic of any computer algorithm by manipulating symbols.
1916	Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.

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David Nicholls (writer) (1966) — David Alan Nicholls is a British novelist and screenwriter. Initially an actor after graduating from college, he became a screenwriter, notably creating the television series Rescue Me (2002) and adaptations of novels, plays, and memoirs. He is the author of six novels, including One Day (2009).

Daniel Keys Moran (1962) — Daniel Keys Moran, also known by his initials DKM, is an American computer programmer and science fiction writer.

Joël Champetier (1957) — Joël Champetier was a French-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author.

November 30 in literary history

Writers born on November 30

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