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October 15 in literary history
Literary history for October 15: 24 writers born and 14 writers who died from 70 BC to 2008. Born on this day: Lauri Pilter, Sarah Ferguson, Stephen Clarke (writer).
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14writers died
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Writers born on October 15
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Lauri Pilter | Estonian writer and literary scientist |
| 1959 | Sarah Ferguson | British former royal and author (born 1959) |
| 1958 | Stephen Clarke (writer) | British author (born 1958) |
| 1957 | Stacy Peralta | American skateboarder, screenwriter, film director |
| 1955 | Emma Chichester Clark | British children's book illustrator and author |
| 1954 | Peter Bakowski | Australian poet |
| 1951 | Peter Richardson (British director) | English director, screenwriter, comedian and actor |
| 1949 | Laurie McBain | American novelist |
| 1926 | Agustín García Calvo | Spanish writer (1926–2012) |
| 1926 | Evan Hunter | American author and screenwriter |
| 1924 | Marguerite Andersen | German-born Canadian writer (1924–2022) |
| 1923 | Italo Calvino | Italian author (1923–1985) |
| 1922 | Agustina Bessa-Luís | Portuguese writer (1922–2019) |
| 1920 | Mario Puzo | American author and screenwriter (1920–1999) |
| 1920 | Henri Verneuil | French-Armenian director and screenwriter (1920–2002) |
| 1916 | George Turner (writer) | Australian writer (1916–1997) |
| 1905 | C. P. Snow | English novelist and physical chemist (1905–1980) |
| 1901 | Enrique Jardiel Poncela | Spanish playwright and novelist |
| 1888 | S. S. Van Dine | American journalist and author (1888–1939) |
| 1881 | P. G. Wodehouse | English writer (1881–1975) |
| 1836 | James Tissot | French painter and illustrator (1836–1902) |
| 1814 | Mikhail Lermontov | Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841) |
| 1686 | Allan Ramsay (poet) | Scottish poet (1686–1758) |
| 70 BC | Virgil | 1st-century-BC Roman poet |
Writers who died on October 15
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca | Turkish poet (1914-2008) |
| 2005 | Matti Wuori | Finnish lawyer, writer and politician |
| 2004 | Per Højholt | Danish poet |
| 1989 | Danilo Kiš | Serbian and Yugoslav novelist (1935–1989) |
| 1987 | Donald Wandrei | American writer, poet and editor |
| 1968 | Virginia Lee Burton | American illustrator and children's book author |
| 1961 | Suryakant Tripathi | Indian poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer |
| 1958 | Asaf Halet Çelebi | Turkish poet |
| 1891 | Gilbert Arthur à Beckett | English writer |
| 1838 | Letitia Elizabeth Landon | British poet and novelist (1802–1838) |
| 1837 | Ivan Dmitriev | Russian statesman and poet |
| 1674 | Robert Herrick (poet) | English poet and cleric (1591–1674) |
| 1564 | Andreas Vesalius | Anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564) |
| 55 BC | Lucretius | 1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher |
Featured
Lauri Pilter (1971) — Lauri Pilter is an Estonian writer, translator and literary scientist.
Sarah Ferguson (1959) — Sarah Margaret Ferguson, formerly Sarah, Duchess of York, and commonly known as Fergie, is a British author, spokesperson, and television personality.
Stephen Clarke (writer) (1958) — Stephen Clarke is a British author. He writes mainly about France. He published six novels featuring a British protagonist named Paul West.
Sources & data
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