On this day
January 10 in literary history
Literary history for January 10: 21 writers born and 20 writers who died from 1754 to 2022. Born on this day: Kalki Koechlin, Richard Bartle, Fran Walsh.
Writers born on January 10
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kalki Koechlin | French actress and writer (born 1984) |
| 1960 | Richard Bartle | British writer, professor and game researcher |
| 1959 | Fran Walsh | New Zealand screenwriter and producer (born 1959) |
| 1956 | Antonio Muñoz Molina | Spanish writer (born 1956) |
| 1954 | Baba Vaziroglu | Baba Vaziroglu, Azerbaijani writer, poet and translator |
| 1947 | George Alec Effinger | American science fiction author (1947–2002) |
| 1939 | David Horowitz | American conservative writer and activist (1939–2025) |
| 1936 | Stephen E. Ambrose | American historian and writer (1936–2002) |
| 1936 | Lucienne Stassaert | Belgian poet (1936–2026) |
| 1931 | Peter Barnes (playwright) | English playwright and screenwriter (1931–2004) |
| 1928 | Philip Levine (poet) | American poet (1928–2015) |
| 1915 | Cynthia Freeman | American romance novelist (1915–1988) |
| 1896 | Dinkar G. Kelkar | Indian writer, curator and historian (1896–1990) |
| 1894 | Pingali Lakshmikantam | Indian poet and writer (1894–1972) |
| 1892 | Dumas Malone | American historian and writer |
| 1892 | Melchior Wańkowicz | Polish army officer, writer, political journalist and publisher |
| 1887 | Robinson Jeffers | American poet (1887–1962) |
| 1883 | Francis X. Bushman | American actor, director, writer (1883–1966) |
| 1883 | Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy | Russian and Soviet writer (1883–1945) |
| 1860 | Charles G. D. Roberts | Canadian poet and prose writer (1860–1943) |
| 1858 | Heinrich Zille | German illustrator and caricaturist |
Writers who died on January 10
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Joyce Eliason | American TV writer and producer (1934–2022) |
| 2019 | Ross Lowell | Ross Lowell, American inventor, photographer & author (born 1926) |
| 2017 | Clare Hollingworth | English journalist and author (1911–2017) |
| 2016 | George Jonas | Canadian-Hungarian writer (1935–2016) |
| 2015 | Robert Stone (novelist) | American writer (1937–2015) |
| 2011 | María Elena Walsh | Argentine author and composer |
| 2004 | Spalding Gray | American actor and writer (1941–2004) |
| 1997 | Elspeth Huxley | English writer, journalist, magistrate, environmentalist and adviser |
| 1995 | Kathleen Tynan | Canadian-British author (1937–1995) |
| 1986 | Jaroslav Seifert | Czech writer and poet (1901–1986) |
| 1981 | Fawn M. Brodie | American historian and biographer (1915–1981) |
| 1961 | Dashiell Hammett | American writer (1894–1961) |
| 1957 | Gabriela Mistral | Chilean author and diplomat (1889–1957) |
| 1951 | Sinclair Lewis | American writer (1885–1951) |
| 1926 | Eino Leino | Finnish poet and journalist (1878–1926) |
| 1855 | Mary Russell Mitford | English writer (1787–1855) |
| 1829 | Gregorio Funes | Argentine clergyman and author |
| 1811 | Marie-Joseph Chénier | French poet, dramatist and politician (1764–1811) |
| 1794 | Georg Forster | German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794) |
| 1754 | Edward Cave | English printer, editor and publisher |
Featured
Kalki Koechlin (1984) — Kalki Koechlin is a French actress who works in films and stage. Known for her unconventional body of work, primarily in Hindi films, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award. Although a French citizen, she has been raised and lived most of her life in India.
Richard Bartle (1960) — Richard Allan Bartle is a British writer, professor and game researcher in the massively multiplayer online game industry. He co-created MUD1 in 1978, and is the author of the 2003 book Designing Virtual Worlds.
Fran Walsh (1959) — Dame Frances Rosemary Walsh is a New Zealand screenwriter and film producer.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.