On this day
September 19 in literary history
Literary history for September 19: 16 writers born, 10 writers who died and 2 literary events from 1589 to 2015. Born on this day: N. K. Jemisin, Patrick Marber, Henry Bromell.
Writers born on September 19
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | N. K. Jemisin | American science fiction and fantasy writer |
| 1964 | Patrick Marber | English comedian, playwright, director |
| 1947 | Henry Bromell | American novelist |
| 1947 | Tanith Lee | British science fiction and fantasy writer (1947 – 2015) |
| 1944 | İsmet Özel | Turkish poet and writer (born 1944) |
| 1933 | Gilles Archambault | Canadian writer |
| 1932 | Stefanie Zweig | 20th and 21st-century German writer |
| 1926 | James Lipton | American writer, actor, and host (1926–2020) |
| 1922 | Damon Knight | American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002) |
| 1920 | Roger Angell | American writer (1920–2022) |
| 1919 | Roger Grenier | French writer, journalist and radio animator |
| 1908 | Paul Bénichou | French/Algerian literary historian & writer (1908-2001) |
| 1894 | Rachel Field | American novelist and poet (1894–1942) |
| 1867 | Arthur Rackham | English book illustrator (1867–1939) |
| 1796 | Hartley Coleridge | English poet and biographer (1796–1849) |
| 1662 | Jean-Paul Bignon | French ecclesiastic, statesman, writer, preacher and librarian to Louis XIV of France |
Writers who died on September 19
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jackie Collins | English novelist (1937–2015) |
| 2013 | Robert Barnard | English novelist |
| 2013 | William Ungar | Polish-American author and philanthropist (1913–2013) |
| 2009 | Milton Meltzer | American historian and author (1915–2009) |
| 1985 | Italo Calvino | Italian author (1923–1985) |
| 1949 | George Shiels | Irish dramatist (1881–1949) |
| 1942 | Condé Nast (businessman) | American publisher (1873–1942) |
| 1906 | Maria Georgina Grey | British educationist and writer (1816-1906) |
| 1902 | Masaoka Shiki | Japanese poet, author, and literary critic (1867-1902) |
| 1589 | Jean-Antoine de Baïf | French poet (1532–1589) |
Literary events on September 19
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Industrial Society and Its Future, the manifesto of American domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, was published in The Washington Post almost three months after it was submitted. |
| 1796 | George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public. |
Featured
N. K. Jemisin (1972) — Nora Keita Jemisin is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her fiction includes a wide range of themes, notably cultural conflict and oppression. Her debut novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010), and the subsequent books in her Inheritance Trilogy received critical acclaim.
Patrick Marber (1964) — Patrick Albert Crispin Marber is an English comedian, playwright, director, actor, and screenwriter. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002.
Henry Bromell (1947) — Alfred Henry Bromell was an American novelist, screenwriter, and director.
Sources & data
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