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February 16 in literary history
Literary history for February 16: 18 writers born and 11 writers who died from 1710 to 2015. Born on this day: Warren Ellis, John Balance, Natalie Angier.
Writers born on February 16
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Warren Ellis | English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter (born 1968) |
| 1962 | John Balance | English musician and poet (1962–2004) |
| 1958 | Natalie Angier | American writer |
| 1956 | Vincent Ward (director) | New Zealand film director, screenwriter and artist |
| 1954 | Iain Banks | Scottish writer (1954–2013) |
| 1944 | Richard Ford | American author |
| 1937 | Paul Bailey (British writer) | English novelist (1937–2024) |
| 1929 | Peter Porter (poet) | British-based Australian poet (1929– 2010) |
| 1927 | June Brown | English actress and author (1927–2022) |
| 1925 | Ed Emshwiller | American illustrator and filmmaker (1925–1990) |
| 1891 | Hans F. K. Günther | German writer, advocate of scientific racism and eugenicist (1891–1968) |
| 1878 | Pamela Colman Smith | British occultist, artist and illustrator (1878–1951) |
| 1873 | Radoje Domanović | Serbian journalist, writer and teacher (1873–1908) |
| 1848 | Octave Mirbeau | French writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917) |
| 1831 | Nikolai Leskov | Russian writer and novelist (1831–1895) |
| 1826 | Joseph Victor von Scheffel | German poet and novelist (1826–1886) |
| 1802 | Phineas Parkhurst Quimby | American writer and folk healer, 1802 – 1866 |
| 1740 | Giambattista Bodoni | Italian type-designer, printer, and publisher (1740–1813) |
Writers who died on February 16
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lasse Braun | Italian pornographer, film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and researcher |
| 2014 | Michael Shea (American author) | American fiction author (1946–2014) |
| 2011 | Justinas Marcinkevičius | Lithuanian poet and playwright |
| 1996 | Roger Bowen | American actor and novelist (1932–1996) |
| 1992 | Angela Carter | English novelist (1940–1992) |
| 1988 | Ye Shengtao | Chinese writer and politician (1894–1988) |
| 1944 | Dadasaheb Phalke | Indian film producer, director and screenwriter (1870–1944) |
| 1917 | Octave Mirbeau | French writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917) |
| 1907 | Giosuè Carducci | Italian poet and teacher (1835–1907) |
| 1898 | Thomas Bracken | New Zealand poet, journalist and politician |
| 1710 | Esprit Fléchier | French preacher, author, Catholic prelate (1632–1710) |
Featured
Warren Ellis (1968) — Warren Girard Ellis is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including Transmetropolitan (1997–2002), Global Frequency (2002–2004) and Red (2003–2004), which was adapted into the feature films Red (2010) and Red 2 (2013).
John Balance (1962) — Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton, better known under the pseudonyms John Balance or the later variation Jhonn Balance, was an English musician, occultist, artist and poet.
Natalie Angier (1958) — Natalie Angier is an American nonfiction writer and a former science journalist for The New York Times. Her awards include the Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting in 1991 and the AAAS Westinghouse Science Journalism Award in 1992.
Sources & data
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