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February 3 in literary history
Literary history for February 3: 16 writers born and 7 writers who died from 1763 to 2020. Born on this day: Sarah Kane, Henning Mankell, Paul Auster.
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7writers died
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Writers born on February 3
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Sarah Kane | English playwright (1971–1999) |
| 1948 | Henning Mankell | Swedish author (1948–2015) |
| 1947 | Paul Auster | American writer and film director (1947–2024) |
| 1927 | Kenneth Anger | American filmmaker and writer (1927–2023) |
| 1925 | Shelley Berman | American comedian, actor, writer and teacher (1925–2017) |
| 1909 | André Cayatte | French filmmaker, writer and lawyer |
| 1907 | James A. Michener | American author (1907–1997) |
| 1894 | Norman Rockwell | American painter and illustrator (1894–1978) |
| 1889 | Artur Adson | Estonian writer and theatre critic (1889–1977) |
| 1887 | Georg Trakl | Austrian poet (1887–1914) |
| 1874 | Gertrude Stein | American author (1874–1946) |
| 1842 | Sidney Lanier | American musician and poet (1842–1881) |
| 1826 | Walter Bagehot | English journalist and writer (1826–1877) |
| 1811 | Horace Greeley | American politician and publisher (1811–1872) |
| 1777 | John Cheyne (physician) | British physician, surgeon and author (1777–1836) |
| 1763 | Caroline von Wolzogen | German writer of Weimar Classicism |
Writers who died on February 3
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | George Steiner | French and American Writer, literary critic and philosopher (1929–2020) |
| 2017 | Dritëro Agolli | Albanian poet, writer, and politician |
| 2012 | Zalman King | American director, writer, producer, actor (1941–2012) |
| 2009 | Sheng-yen | Chinese Chan Buddhist monk and writer |
| 1866 | François-Xavier Garneau | French Canadian notary, poet, civil servant and liberal |
| 1832 | George Crabbe | English poet, surgeon, and clergyman (1754–1832) |
| 1802 | Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes | Spanish statesman, economist, and writer |
Featured
Sarah Kane (1971) — Sarah Kane was an English playwright. She was known for her plays that deal with themes of redemptive love, sexual desire, pain, torture—both physical and psychological—and death.
Henning Mankell (1948) — Henning Georg Mankell was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.
Paul Auster (1947) — Paul Benjamin Auster was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.