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October 2 in literary history
Literary history for October 2: 15 writers born and 7 writers who died from 1724 to 2015. Born on this day: Chris Savino, Joe Sacco, Robin Riker.
Writers born on October 2
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Chris Savino | American comic book artist, writer and animator (born 1971) |
| 1960 | Joe Sacco | Maltese–American cartoonist (born 1960) |
| 1952 | Robin Riker | American actress and author (born 1952) |
| 1949 | Richard Hell | American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer (born 1949) |
| 1947 | Ward Churchill | American academic, author and political activist (1947–2026) |
| 1944 | Vernor Vinge | American computer scientist and writer (1944–2024) |
| 1941 | Diana Hendry | English author |
| 1926 | Jan Morris | Welsh historian and travel writer (1926–2020) |
| 1921 | Edmund Crispin | British composer and crime novelist (1921–1978) |
| 1919 | John W. Duarte | British composer, guitarist and writer (1919-2004) |
| 1915 | Chuck Williams (author) | American businessperson and food writer (1915–2015) |
| 1909 | Alex Raymond | American cartoonist and illustrator (1909–1956) |
| 1904 | Graham Greene | British writer and playwright (1904–1991) |
| 1879 | Wallace Stevens | American poet (1879–1955) |
| 1871 | Martha Brookes Hutcheson | American landscape architect, lecturer and author (1871-1959) |
Writers who died on October 2
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Brian Friel | Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929–2015) |
| 2012 | Nguyễn Chí Thiện | Vietnamese-American dissident, activist and poet |
| 2012 | J. Philippe Rushton | Canadian psychologist and author (1943–2012) |
| 2005 | August Wilson | American playwright (1945–2005) |
| 1999 | Heinz G. Konsalik | German novelist (1921–1999) |
| 1974 | Vasily Shukshin | Russian writer (1929–1974) |
| 1724 | François-Timoléon de Choisy | French abbé and writer (1644–1724) |
Featured
Chris Savino (1971) — Christopher Mason Savino is an American comic book artist, writer, and retired animator, best known for creating the animated series The Loud House for Nickelodeon.
Joe Sacco (1960) — Joe Sacco is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. He is credited as the first artist to practice rigorous, investigative journalism using the comics form, also referred to as comics journalism.
Robin Riker (1952) — Robin Riker is an American actress and author. She made her big screen debut in the 1980 horror film Alligator and later went to star in the Showtime comedy series Brothers (1984–1989).
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.