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April 7 in literary history
Literary history for April 7: 19 writers born, 12 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1539 to 2025. Born on this day: Rozalie Hirs, Michèle Torr, Werner Schroeter.
Writers born on April 7
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Rozalie Hirs | Dutch composer and poet |
| 1947 | Michèle Torr | French singer and author (born 1947) |
| 1945 | Werner Schroeter | German film director and screenwriter (1945–2010) |
| 1938 | Iris Johansen | American writer (born 1938) |
| 1931 | Donald Barthelme | American writer and professor (1931 – 1989) |
| 1928 | Alan J. Pakula | American film director, writer and producer (1928–1998) |
| 1928 | James White (author) | Northern Irish science fiction author (1928–1999) |
| 1924 | J. M. Simmel | Austrian writer (1924–2009) |
| 1919 | Roger Lemelin | Canadian novelist, television writer, and essayist |
| 1915 | Stanley Adams (actor) | American actor and screenwriter (1915–1977) |
| 1915 | Henry Kuttner | American fiction author (1915–1958) |
| 1910 | Melissanthi | Greek poet, teacher and journalist |
| 1909 | Robert Charroux | French esoteric writer |
| 1890 | Victoria Ocampo | Argentine writer (1890–1979) |
| 1889 | Gabriela Mistral | Chilean author and diplomat (1889–1957) |
| 1803 | Flora Tristan | French socialist and feminist writer (1803–1844) |
| 1770 | William Wordsworth | English Romantic poet (1770–1850) |
| 1648 | John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby | British military officer, writer and politician (1648–1721) |
| 1539 | Tobias Stimmer | Swiss painter and illustrator (1539–1584) |
Writers who died on April 7
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | William Finn | American composer and lyricist (1952–2025) |
| 2013 | Mickey Rose | American writer and director |
| 2011 | Pierre Gauvreau | Canadian painter and writer |
| 2008 | Ludu Daw Amar | Burmese writer and journalist |
| 2007 | Johnny Hart | American cartoonist |
| 1943 | Jovan Dučić | Herzegovinian Serb poet-diplomat (1872–1943) |
| 1884 | Maria Doolaeghe | Flemish writer |
| 1858 | Anton Diabelli | Austrian music publisher, editor and composer |
| 1850 | William Lisle Bowles | English priest, poet and critic (1762–1850) |
| 1836 | William Godwin | English philosopher and novelist (1756–1836) |
| 1668 | William Davenant | English poet and playwright (1606–1668) |
| 1661 | Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet | English religious Independent, author, MP and landowner (1604–1661) |
Literary events on April 7
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1969 | The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1. |
Featured
Rozalie Hirs (1965) — Rozalie Hirs is a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music and a poet. The principal concerns of her work are the adventure of listening, reading, and the imagination.
Michèle Torr (1947) — Michèle Torr is a French singer and author, best known in non-Francophone countries for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg in 1966 and for Monaco in 1977.
Werner Schroeter (1945) — Werner Schroeter was a German film director, screenwriter, and opera director known for his stylistic excess. Schroeter was cited by Rainer Werner Fassbinder as an influence both on his own work and on German cinema at large.
Sources & data
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