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October 8 in literary history
Literary history for October 8: 23 writers born, 15 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1621 to 2014. Born on this day: Kari Korhonen, Pınar Selek, Jakob Arjouni.
23writers born
15writers died
1literary events
Writers born on October 8
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Kari Korhonen | Finnish cartoonist (born 1973) |
| 1971 | Pınar Selek | Turkish sociologist, feminist, writer |
| 1964 | Jakob Arjouni | German author (1964–2013) |
| 1958 | Bret Lott | American novelist and academic (born 1958) |
| 1950 | Blake Morrison | English poet and author (born 1950) |
| 1948 | Benjamin Cheever | American writer and editor (born 1948) |
| 1947 | Hansa Yogendra | Indian yoga guru, author, researcher and TV personality |
| 1943 | Chevy Chase | American comedian, writer and actor (born 1943) |
| 1943 | R. L. Stine | American writer and producer (born 1943) |
| 1942 | Stanley Bates | British actor and screenwriter (born 1942) |
| 1941 | Shane Stevens (author) | American novelist |
| 1939 | Harvey Pekar | American comic book writer, music critic and media personality |
| 1938 | William Corlett | English author (1938–2005) |
| 1936 | Rona Barrett | American gossip columnist, book writer, businesswoman, and philanthropist (born 1936) |
| 1930 | Tōru Takemitsu | Japanese composer and writer (1930–1996) |
| 1924 | Thirunalloor Karunakaran | Indian writer (1924–2006) |
| 1920 | Frank Herbert | American science-fiction author (1920–1986) |
| 1917 | Walter Lord | American historian and author (1917–2002) |
| 1907 | Richard Sharpe Shaver | American writer and conspiracy theorist (1907–1975) |
| 1896 | Julien Duvivier | French film director and screenwriter (1896–1967) |
| 1893 | Clarence Williams (musician) | American jazz pianist, composer, producer, and publisher (1898 or 1893–1965) |
| 1892 | Marina Tsvetaeva | Russian poet (1892–1941) |
| 1807 | Harriet Taylor Mill | English writer, philosopher, and women's rights advocate (1807–1858) |
Writers who died on October 8
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Morris Lurie | Australian writer |
| 2014 | Zilpha Keatley Snyder | American author (1927–2014) |
| 2012 | Varsha Bhosle | Indian singer, journalist and writer (1956–2012) |
| 2012 | Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Filipina film director and writer (1955–2012) |
| 2000 | Charlotte Lamb | British novelist (1937–2000) |
| 1977 | Giorgos Papasideris | Greek singer, composer, and lyricist |
| 1973 | Gabriel Marcel | French philosopher, playwright and music critic (1889–1973) |
| 1970 | Jean Giono | French writer (1895–1970) |
| 1958 | Ran Bosilek | Bulgarian writer and translator |
| 1945 | Felix Salten | Austro-Hungarian Jewish author and literary critic (1869–1945) |
| 1936 | Premchand | Indian Hindustani writer (1880–1936) |
| 1928 | Larry Semon | American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889–1928) |
| 1795 | Andrew Kippis | English nonconformist clergyman and biographer |
| 1754 | Henry Fielding | English writer and judge (1707–1754) |
| 1621 | Antoine de Montchrestien | French soldier, dramatist, adventurer and economist |
Literary events on October 8
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature. |
Featured
Kari Korhonen (1973) — Kari Korhonen is a Finnish cartoonist known for his stories about Donald Duck.
Pınar Selek (1971) — Pınar Selek is a Turkish sociologist, feminist, and author. She is known for her work on the rights of vulnerable communities in Turkey, including women, the poor, street children, sexual minorities, and Kurdish communities, and for the ensuing political persecution.
Jakob Arjouni (1964) — Jakob Bothe, better known by his pen name Jakob Arjouni, was a German author. He received the 1992 German Crime Fiction Prize for One Man, One Murder.
Sources & data
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