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August 10 in literary history
Literary history for August 10: 22 writers born and 11 writers who died from 1845 to 2015. Born on this day: Matt Morgan (comedian), Rachel Simmons, Andrew Sullivan.
Writers born on August 10
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Matt Morgan (comedian) | British comedy writer |
| 1974 | Rachel Simmons | American writer on social behavior (1974-) |
| 1963 | Andrew Sullivan | British-American author, editor, and blogger (born 1963) |
| 1962 | Suzanne Collins | American author and television writer (born 1962) |
| 1957 | Fred Ho | American saxophonist, composer, bandleader, writer and activist (1957–2014) |
| 1957 | Aqeel Abbas Jafari | Pakistani researcher and poet |
| 1956 | Charlie Peacock | American singer, songwriter, pianist, and author (born 1956) |
| 1955 | Thomas Kidd (illustrator) | American illustrator (born 1955) |
| 1938 | Tony Ross | British writer of children's books |
| 1931 | Dolores Alexander | American activist, writer, and reporter |
| 1930 | Barry Unsworth | English novelist (1930–2012) |
| 1924 | Nancy Buckingham | British writer of gothic and romance novels (1924–2022) |
| 1912 | Jorge Amado | Brazilian writer (1912–2001) |
| 1908 | Rica Erickson | Western Australian writer (1908–2009) |
| 1903 | Ward Moore | American writer of fiction |
| 1902 | Curt Siodmak | German-American novelist (1902–2000) |
| 1889 | Zofia Kossak-Szczucka | Polish writer (1889–1968) |
| 1884 | Panait Istrati | Romanian writer (1884–1935) |
| 1878 | Alfred Döblin | German novelist, essayist, and doctor (1878–1957) |
| 1870 | Trần Tế Xương | Vietnamese poet and satirist |
| 1869 | Laurence Binyon | English poet and dramatist (1869–1943) |
| 1845 | Abai Qunanbaiuly | Kazakh poet and composer (1845–1904) |
Writers who died on August 10
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Eriek Verpale | Belgian writer |
| 2013 | Amy Wallace | American writer (1955–2013) |
| 1997 | Jean-Claude Lauzon | Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter |
| 1991 | Lưu Trọng Lư | Lưu Trọng Lư, Vietnamese poet and playwright (born 1912) |
| 1987 | Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas | Greek poet, lawyer and politician |
| 1982 | Anderson Bigode Herzer | Brazilian transgender writer (1962–1982) |
| 1969 | János Kodolányi | Hungarian writer |
| 1961 | Julia Peterkin | American novelist |
| 1948 | Montague Summers | English writer (1880–1948) |
| 1913 | Johannes Linnankoski | Finnish author and playwright (1869–1913) |
| 1890 | John Boyle O'Reilly | Irish poet, journalist, author and activist (1844–1890) |
Featured
Matt Morgan (comedian) (1977) — Matthew Morgan is a British comedy writer and radio presenter. He is best known for his work with Russell Brand, with whom he shared numerous writing credits, as well as co-hosting The Russell Brand Show on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music and Radio X.
Rachel Simmons (1974) — Rachel Simmons is an American author of the book Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls published in 2002. (ISBN 0156027348)
Andrew Sullivan (1963) — Andrew Michael Sullivan is a British-American conservative political commentator. Sullivan is a former editor of The New Republic, and the author or editor of six books.
Sources & data
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