On this day
August 4 in literary history
Literary history for August 4: 13 writers born, 11 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1470 to 2009. Born on this day: John August, Dennis Lehane, Tim Winton.
13writers born
11writers died
1literary events
Writers born on August 4
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | John August | American film director and screenwriter (born 1970) |
| 1965 | Dennis Lehane | American novelist (born 1965) |
| 1960 | Tim Winton | Australian writer (born 1960) |
| 1958 | Allison Hedge Coke | American poet and editor (born 1958) |
| 1919 | Michel Déon | French novelist and literary columnist |
| 1913 | Robert Hayden | American poet and academic (1913–1980) |
| 1904 | Witold Gombrowicz | Polish writer (1904–1969) |
| 1884 | Béla Balázs | Hungarian film critic, aesthetician, writer and poet |
| 1859 | Knut Hamsun | Norwegian novelist (1859–1952) |
| 1839 | Walter Pater | English writer, critic and essayist (1839–1894) |
| 1792 | Percy Bysshe Shelley | English poet (1792–1822) |
| 1725 | John Newton | Anglican cleric, hymn-writer, and abolitionist (1725–1807) |
| 1470 | Bernardo Dovizi | Italian Catholic cardinal and playwright (1470–1520) |
Writers who died on August 4
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Blake Snyder | American screenwriter and author |
| 2004 | Hossein Panahi | Iranian actor and poet (1956–2004) |
| 1992 | Seichō Matsumoto | Japanese detective fiction writer (1909–1992) |
| 1958 | Ethel Anderson | Australian poet (1883–1958) |
| 1944 | Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński | Polish poet and Home Army soldier |
| 1941 | Mihály Babits | Hungarian poet, writer and translator |
| 1914 | Jules Lemaître | French critic and dramatist (1853–1914) |
| 1875 | Hans Christian Andersen | Danish writer (1805–1875) |
| 1822 | Kristjan Jaak Peterson | Estonian writer |
| 1792 | John Burgoyne | British Army officer, playwright and politician (1722–1792) |
| 1639 | Juan Ruiz de Alarcón | 16th-century Spanish writer (died 1639) |
Literary events on August 4
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1821 | The Saturday Evening Post is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper. |
Featured
John August (1970) — John August is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist.
Dennis Lehane (1965) — Dennis Lehane is an American author and screenwriter. He has published more than a dozen novels; the first several were a series of mysteries featuring recurring characters, including A Drink Before the War (1994).
Tim Winton (1960) — Timothy John Winton is an Australian writer and environmental activist. He has written novels, children's books, non-fiction books and short stories.
Sources & data
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