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September 14 in literary history
Literary history for September 14: 26 writers born, 13 writers who died and 1 literary events from 258 to 2015. Born on this day: Bonnie Jo Campbell, Geraldine Brooks (writer), Volodymyr Melnykov.
Writers born on September 14
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Bonnie Jo Campbell | American novelist |
| 1955 | Geraldine Brooks (writer) | Australian-American journalist and novelist (born 1955) |
| 1951 | Volodymyr Melnykov | Ukrainian writer, poet, and composer (born 1951) |
| 1950 | John Steptoe | American writer and illustrator (1950–1989) |
| 1948 | Marc Reisner | American environmentalist and writer |
| 1946 | Kjell Gjerseth | Norwegian novelist and journalist (1946–2025) |
| 1942 | Oliver Lake | American jazz musician, composer, poet, and artist (born 1942) |
| 1942 | Bernard MacLaverty | Northern Irish writer |
| 1940 | Ventseslav Konstantinov | Bulgarian writer and translator (1940–2019) |
| 1929 | Larry Collins (writer) | American writer and historian (1929–2005) |
| 1927 | Martin Caidin | American author (1927–1997) |
| 1926 | Michel Butor | French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator |
| 1924 | Davidson Nicol | Sierra Leone Creole academic, diplomat, physician, writer (1924–1994) |
| 1920 | Mario Benedetti | Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920–2009) |
| 1916 | Eric Bentley | American playwright |
| 1911 | William H. Armstrong (author) | American children's writer (1911–1999) |
| 1907 | George Ivask | Russian-Estonian poet and literary scholar |
| 1903 | Mart Raud (writer) | Estonian writer |
| 1902 | Giorgos Papasideris | Greek singer, composer, and lyricist |
| 1868 | Théodore Botrel | French singer-songwriter, poet and playwright |
| 1867 | Charles Dana Gibson | American artist, illustrator, and publisher (1867–1944) |
| 1860 | Hamlin Garland | American writer, Georgist, and psychical researcher |
| 1843 | Lola Rodríguez de Tió | Puerto Rican-born poet |
| 1816 | Mary Hall Adams | American writer and editor (1816–1860 |
| 1580 | Francisco de Quevedo | Spanish nobleman, writer and politician (1580–1645) |
| 1486 | Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa | German occult writer (1486–1535) |
Writers who died on September 14
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Corneliu Vadim Tudor | Romanian politician, poet and writer (1949–2015) |
| 2014 | Tony Auth | American cartoonist (1942–2014) |
| 2005 | Vladimir Volkoff | French writer (1932–2005) |
| 2000 | Beah Richards | American actor and writer (1920–2000) |
| 2000 | Jerzy Giedroyc | Polish writer and activist (1906–2000) |
| 1982 | John Gardner (American writer) | American novelist, essayist, and literary critic (1933–1982) |
| 1966 | Gertrude Berg | American actress, screenwriter and producer (1899–1966) |
| 1960 | M. Karagatsis | Pen name of Dimitris Rodopoulos, a Greek writer (1908–1960) |
| 1851 | James Fenimore Cooper | American writer (1789–1851) |
| 1613 | Thomas Overbury | English poet and essayist (1581–1613) |
| 1321 | Dante Alighieri | Italian writer and philosopher (1265–1321) |
| 788 | Li Mian | Chinese judge, military general, musician, poet and politician |
| 258 | Cyprian | Bishop of Carthage and Christian writer (c. 210–258) |
Literary events on September 14
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1814 | Battle of Baltimore: The poem Defence of Fort McHenry is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner. |
Featured
Bonnie Jo Campbell (1962) — Bonnie Jo Campbell is an American novelist and short story writer. Her most recent work is The Waters, published with W. W. Norton and Company.
Geraldine Brooks (writer) (1955) — Geraldine Brooks is an Australian-American journalist and novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her 2005 novel March.
Volodymyr Melnykov (1951) — Volodymyr Melnykov is a Ukrainian poet, writer, songwriter, author of lyrics and music for songs, inventor, mathematician, composer and public figure, Merited Figure of Arts of Ukraine.
Sources & data
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