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September 4 in literary history
Literary history for September 4: 13 writers born, 18 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1596 to 2022. Born on this day: Whitney Cummings, Yanka Dyagileva, Damon Wayans.
Writers born on September 4
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Whitney Cummings | American actress, writer (born 1982) |
| 1966 | Yanka Dyagileva | Russian poet and singer-songwriter (1966–1991) |
| 1960 | Damon Wayans | American comedian, actor, producer and writer (born 1960) |
| 1953 | Janet Biehl | American writer (born 1953) |
| 1927 | Ferenc Sánta | Hungarian novelist and screenwriter |
| 1924 | Joan Aiken | English writer (1924–2004) |
| 1912 | Syd Hoff | American cartoonist and children's author |
| 1908 | Richard Wright (author) | American novelist and poet (1908–1960) |
| 1905 | Mary Renault | British novelist (1905–1983) |
| 1825 | Dadabhai Naoroji | Indian politician, scholar and writer (1825–1917) |
| 1809 | Juliusz Słowacki | Polish Romantic poet (1809–1849) |
| 1768 | François-René de Chateaubriand | French writer, politician and historian (1768–1848) |
| 1596 | Constantijn Huygens | Dutch poet and composer (1596–1687) |
Writers who died on September 4
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Peter Straub | American novelist and poet (1943–2022) |
| 2015 | Jean Darling | American child actress and writer (1922–2015) |
| 2015 | Warren Murphy | American author |
| 2012 | Syed Mustafa Siraj | Indian writer (1930–2012) |
| 2010 | Bonnie Leman | American magazine publisher (1926–2010) |
| 2006 | Colin Thiele | Australian author (1920–2006) |
| 1998 | Elizabeth Kata | Australian writer (1912–1998) |
| 1997 | Dharamvir Bharati | Indian Hindi poet and author (1926–1997) |
| 1991 | Tom Tryon | American actor and novelist (1926–1991) |
| 1989 | Georges Simenon | Belgian writer (1903–1989) |
| 1985 | Vasyl Stus | Ukrainian poet and dissident |
| 1974 | Marcel Achard | French writer (1899–1974) |
| 1940 | George William de Carteret | Norman language journalist and writer from Jersey |
| 1914 | Charles Péguy | French poet, essayist, and editor (1873–1914) |
| 1911 | John Francon Williams | British writer, geographer, historian, journalist, cartographer and inventor |
| 1909 | Clyde Fitch | American playwright (1865–1909) |
| 1849 | Friedrich Laun | German novelist |
| 1676 | John Ogilby | Scottish translator, impresario and cartographer (1600–1676) |
Literary events on September 4
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1934 | Evelyn Waugh's novel A Handful of Dust was first published in full. |
Featured
Whitney Cummings (1982) — Whitney Cummings is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster.
Yanka Dyagileva (1966) — Yana Stanislavovna "Yanka" Dyagileva was a Russian poet and singer-songwriter, and one of the most popular figures of her time in the Siberian underground music scene. She both played solo and performed with others, including Yegor Letov and bands Grazhdanskaya Oborona and Velikie Oktyabri.
Damon Wayans (1960) — Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. A member of the Wayans family of entertainers, Damon performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a brief stint on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.
Sources & data
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