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September 16 in literary history
Literary history for September 16: 28 writers born and 9 writers who died from 1672 to 2016. Born on this day: Justin Haythe, Alessandro Nunziati, Wil McCarthy.
Writers born on September 16
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Justin Haythe | American novelist |
| 1972 | Alessandro Nunziati | Italian musician and writer |
| 1966 | Wil McCarthy | American science fiction writer (born 1966) |
| 1962 | Seth (cartoonist) | Canadian cartoonist (born 1962) |
| 1960 | Mike Mignola | American comic artist and writer (born 1960) |
| 1959 | Peter Keleghan | Canadian actor and writer (born 1959) |
| 1954 | William McKeen | American author and educator |
| 1953 | Nancy Huston | Canadian author, based in France (born 1953) |
| 1948 | Julia Donaldson | British writer and playwright (born 1948) |
| 1947 | Dusty Hughes (playwright) | English playwright, director and television screenwriter |
| 1943 | James Alan McPherson | American essayist and short-story writer |
| 1939 | Breyten Breytenbach | South African writer and painter (1939–2024) |
| 1935 | Esther Vilar | Argentine-German writer (born 1935) |
| 1928 | Lady Gwen Thompson | American poet |
| 1926 | John Knowles | American novelist |
| 1921 | Jon Hendricks | American jazz lyricist and singer (1921–2017) |
| 1920 | Art Sansom | American cartoonist |
| 1916 | Marie Vieux-Chauvet | Haitian writer (1916–1973) |
| 1911 | Paul Henning | American producer and screenwriter (1911–2005) |
| 1905 | Vladimír Holan | Czech poet and translator |
| 1898 | H. A. Rey | Children's illustrator and writer (1898–1977) |
| 1895 | Zainal Abidin Ahmad (writer) | Malaysian writer and linguist |
| 1890 | Avigdor Hameiri | Hungarian-Israeli author (1890–1970) |
| 1888 | Frans Eemil Sillanpää | Finnish writer (1888–1964) |
| 1886 | Jean Arp | German-French sculptor and poet (1886–1966) |
| 1883 | T. E. Hulme | English poet (1883–1917) |
| 1880 | Alfred Noyes | English poet (1880–1958) |
| 1812 | Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint | Dutch novelist |
Writers who died on September 16
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Edward Albee | American playwright (1928–2016) |
| 2016 | W. P. Kinsella | Canadian author (1935–2016) |
| 2007 | Robert Jordan | American fantasy writer (1948–2007) |
| 2004 | Michael Donaghy | American poet |
| 1996 | Gene Nelson | American actor, dancer, screenwriter, director (1920–1996) |
| 1984 | Richard Brautigan | American writer (1935–1984) |
| 1896 | Pavlos Kalligas | Greek jurist, writer and politician (1814–1896) |
| 1845 | Thomas Davis (Young Irelander) | Irish writer and activist |
| 1672 | Anne Bradstreet | Anglo-American poet (1612–1672) |
Featured
Justin Haythe (1973) — Justin Haythe is an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his book The Honeymoon, and the screenplay for Revolutionary Road, directed by Sam Mendes.
Alessandro Nunziati (1972) — Alessandro Nunziati, better known by his stage name Lord Vampyr, is an Italian musician, record producer and writer, famous for being the former vocalist of the gothic metal band Theatres des Vampires, as well as one of its founding members.
Wil McCarthy (1966) — Wil McCarthy is an American science fiction novelist, president and co-founder of RavenBrick, and the science columnist for Syfy. He currently resides in Colorado. Rich Man's Sky won the 2022 Prometheus Award. Beggar's Sky is a finalist for the 2025 Prometheus Award.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.