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October 24 in literary history
Literary history for October 24: 27 writers born, 16 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1669 to 2024. Born on this day: Meelis Friedenthal, Emma Donoghue, Gabriella Sica.
27writers born
16writers died
1literary events
Writers born on October 24
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Meelis Friedenthal | Estonian writer |
| 1969 | Emma Donoghue | Irish-Canadian writer (born 1969) |
| 1950 | Gabriella Sica | Italian poet |
| 1943 | Bill Dundee | Australian professional wrestler and author (1943–2026) |
| 1942 | Frank Delaney | Irish novelist, journalist and broadcaster (1941–2017) |
| 1942 | Fernando Vallejo | Colombian-born novelist and filmmaker |
| 1941 | Merle Woo | American poet (born 1941) |
| 1934 | John G. Cramer | American novelist |
| 1933 | Norman Rush | American writer |
| 1932 | Stephen Covey | American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker |
| 1932 | Adrian Mitchell | English poet, novelist, and playwright (1932–2008) |
| 1930 | Elaine Feinstein | English poet and writer (1930–2019) |
| 1929 | Hubert Aquin | Quebec novelist and intellectual (1929–1977) |
| 1929 | Yordan Radichkov | Bulgarian writer and playwright |
| 1927 | Barbara Robinson (author) | American writer |
| 1926 | Rafael Azcona | Spanish screenwriter (1926–2008) |
| 1923 | Denise Levertov | American poet (1923–1997) |
| 1921 | R. K. Laxman | Indian Cartoonist |
| 1918 | Doreen Tovey | English writer (1918–2008) |
| 1915 | Marghanita Laski | English journalist and novelist (1915–1988) |
| 1904 | Moss Hart | American playwright, librettist and theater director |
| 1894 | Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay | Indian Bengali-language author |
| 1891 | Brenda Ueland | American journalist and writer (1891–1985) |
| 1868 | Alexandra David-Néel | French explorer, spiritualist and writer (1868–1969) |
| 1798 | Massimo d'Azeglio | Italian statesman, novelist, and painter (1798–1866) |
| 1788 | Sarah Josepha Hale | American writer and editor (1788–1879) |
| 1763 | Dorothea von Schlegel | German novelist and translator (1764–1839) |
Writers who died on October 24
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jeri Taylor | American screenwriter (1938–2024) |
| 2022 | Leslie Jordan | American actor, comedian, writer and singer (1955–2022) |
| 2015 | Margarita Khemlin | Margarita Khemlin, Ukrainian-Russian author and critic (born 1960) |
| 2010 | Joseph Stein | American dramatist (1912–2010) |
| 2007 | Ian Middleton | New Zealand author |
| 2007 | Anne Weale | British writer (1929–2007) |
| 2005 | Robert Sloman | British screenwriter and actor (1926–2005) |
| 2001 | Jaromil Jireš | Czech film director and screenwriter (1935–2001) |
| 1992 | Laurie Colwin | American novelist (1944–1992) |
| 1991 | Gene Roddenberry | American screenwriter and producer (1921–1991) |
| 1991 | Ismat Chughtai | Indian writer and filmmaker (1915–1991) |
| 1949 | Yaroslav Halan | Ukrainian Soviet journalist and playwright (1902–1949) |
| 1943 | Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau | French Canadian poet, writer, letter writer and essayist (1912–1943) |
| 1938 | Ernst Barlach | German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer (1870–1938) |
| 1875 | Raffaello Carboni | Italian composer and author |
| 1669 | William Prynne | English lawyer, author and politician (1600–1669) |
Literary events on October 24
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1885 | The Russian ship Dmitry ran aground in Whitby, an incident that inspired the arrival of Count Dracula to England in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel (cover pictured). |
Featured
Meelis Friedenthal (1973) — Meelis Friedenthal is an Estonian academic and writer.
Emma Donoghue (1969) — Emma Donoghue is an Irish Canadian novelist, screenwriter, playwright and literary historian. Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Booker Prize and an international best-seller. Donoghue's 1995 novel Hood won the Stonewall Book Award and Slammerkin (2000) won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction.
Gabriella Sica (1950) — Gabriella Sica is an Italian poet.
Sources & data
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