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February 10 in literary history
Literary history for February 10: 20 writers born and 16 writers who died from 1499 to 2021. Born on this day: Holly Willoughby, Åsne Seierstad, Vince Gilligan.
Writers born on February 10
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Holly Willoughby | English television presenter, model and author (born 1981) |
| 1970 | Åsne Seierstad | Norwegian journalist and author (born 1970) |
| 1967 | Vince Gilligan | American writer, director, and producer (born 1967) |
| 1961 | George Stephanopoulos | American government official, journalist, and writer (born 1961) |
| 1944 | Frances Moore Lappé | American researcher and author |
| 1934 | Fleur Adcock | New Zealand poet (1934–2024) |
| 1930 | E. L. Konigsburg | American writer (1930–2013) |
| 1920 | José Manuel Castañón | Spanish writer (1920–2001) |
| 1909 | Min Thu Wun | Burmese poet (1909–2004) |
| 1898 | Bertolt Brecht | German playwright and poet (1898–1956) |
| 1898 | Joseph Kessel | French writer (1898–1979) |
| 1890 | Boris Pasternak | Russian and Soviet writer (1890–1960) |
| 1888 | Giuseppe Ungaretti | Italian poet and academic (1888–1970) |
| 1847 | Nabinchandra Sen | Bengali poet and writer (1847–1909) |
| 1842 | Agnes Mary Clerke | Irish astronomer and writer (1842–1907) |
| 1775 | Charles Lamb | English essayist, poet, and antiquarian (1775–1834) |
| 1685 | Aaron Hill (writer) | British writer (1685–1750) |
| 1627 | Cornelis de Bie | Flemish writer and jurist (1627–c. 1712) |
| 1609 | John Suckling (poet) | English poet and playwright (1609–1641) |
| 1499 | Thomas Platter | Swiss scholar and writer |
Writers who died on February 10
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Larry Flynt | American publisher (1942–2021) |
| 2016 | Fatima Surayya Bajia | Pakistani writer |
| 2015 | Naseer Aruri | Palestinian-American professor and author (1934–2015) |
| 2013 | W. Watts Biggers | American novelist |
| 2012 | Jeffrey Zaslow | American author, and newspaper columnist (1958–2012) |
| 2005 | Arthur Miller | American playwright and essayist (1915–2005) |
| 1995 | Paul Monette | American author, poet, and activist (1945 – 1995) |
| 1992 | Alex Haley | American writer (1921–1992) |
| 1975 | Nikos Kavvadias | Greek poet (1910–1975) |
| 1967 | Dionysios Kokkinos | Greek historian and writer |
| 1966 | Billy Rose | American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist (1899–1966) |
| 1957 | Laura Ingalls Wilder | American teacher and writer (1867–1957) |
| 1956 | Leonora Speyer | American violinist and poet (1872–1956) |
| 1932 | Edgar Wallace | British writer (1875–1932) |
| 1887 | Ellen Wood (author) | English novelist (1814–1887) |
| 1837 | Alexander Pushkin | Russian writer (1799–1837) |
Featured
Holly Willoughby (1981) — Holly Marie Willoughby is an English television presenter, author and model. She has presented several ITV television shows, most notably This Morning (2009–2023) and Dancing on Ice.
Åsne Seierstad (1970) — Åsne Seierstad is a Norwegian freelance journalist and writer, best known for her accounts of everyday life in war zones – most notably Kabul after 2001, Baghdad in 2002 and the ruined Grozny in 2006.
Vince Gilligan (1967) — George Vincent Gilligan Jr. is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the AMC crime series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and its spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul (2015–2022).
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.