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December 30 in literary history
Literary history for December 30: 16 writers born and 16 writers who died from 1573 to 2015. Born on this day: S. Jithesh, Douglas Coupland, Timothy Mo.
Writers born on December 30
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | S. Jithesh | Indian speed cartoonist |
| 1961 | Douglas Coupland | Canadian writer and graphic designer (born 1961) |
| 1950 | Timothy Mo | Hong Kong-born British novelist (born 1950) |
| 1950 | Lewis Shiner | American writer (born 1950) |
| 1947 | James Kahn | American author |
| 1939 | Glenda Adams | Australian writer (1939–2007) |
| 1933 | Timité Bassori | Ivorian filmmaker, actor and writer |
| 1922 | Jane Langton | American novelist |
| 1913 | Elyne Mitchell | Australian author (1913 – 2002) |
| 1910 | Paul Bowles | American composer and writer (1910–1999) |
| 1905 | Daniil Kharms | Russian writer (1905–1942) |
| 1897 | Alfredo Bracchi | Italian author |
| 1869 | Stephen Leacock | Canadian writer and economist |
| 1865 | Rudyard Kipling | English writer and poet (1865–1936) |
| 1819 | Theodor Fontane | German journalist, novelist and poet |
| 1642 | Vincenzo da Filicaja | Italian poet and politician (1642–1707) |
Writers who died on December 30
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mangesh Padgaonkar | Indian poet |
| 2012 | Philip Coppens (author) | Belgian writer |
| 2011 | Ronald Searle | English artist and cartoonist (1920–2011) |
| 2005 | Rona Jaffe | American novelist (1931–2005) |
| 2003 | John Gregory Dunne | American writer (1932–2003) |
| 2002 | Mary Wesley | English writer (1912–2002) |
| 2000 | Julius J. Epstein | American screenwriter (1909–2000) |
| 1997 | Shinichi Hoshi | Japanese artist and writer (1926–1997) |
| 1992 | Romeo Muller | American dramatist (1928–92) |
| 1990 | Raghuvir Sahay | Indian writer (1929–1990) |
| 1988 | Yuli Daniel | Soviet Russian writer, translator and dissident |
| 1955 | Rex Ingamells | Australian poet |
| 1944 | Romain Rolland | French author (1866–1944) |
| 1896 | José Rizal | Filipino nationalist, writer, and polymath (1861–1896) |
| 1879 | Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo | Brazilian poet, playwright and painter (1806–1879) |
| 1573 | Giovanni Battista Giraldi | Italian novelist and poet |
Featured
S. Jithesh (1974) — S. Jithesh, popularly known as Dr. Jitheshji, is an Indian performing speed cartoonist and a former vice-chairman of the Kerala Cartoon Academy.
Douglas Coupland (1961) — Douglas Coupland is a Canadian visual artist and writer. Trained originally as a sculptor, Coupland found unexpected success as a novelist with the publication of his 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, which popularized the terms Generation X and McJob.
Timothy Mo (1950) — Timothy Peter Mo is a British Asian novelist. Born to a British mother and a Hong Kong father, Mo lived in Hong Kong until the age of 10, when he moved to Britain. Educated at Mill Hill School and St John's College, Oxford, Mo worked as a journalist before becoming a novelist.
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