On this day
January 15 in literary history
Literary history for January 15: 17 writers born, 19 writers who died and 6 literary events from 1622 to 2016. Born on this day: Nigel Benson, Jose Dalisay Jr., Jenny Nimmo.
17writers born
19writers died
6literary events
Writers born on January 15
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Nigel Benson | British author and illustrator |
| 1954 | Jose Dalisay Jr. | Filipino writer (born 1954) |
| 1944 | Jenny Nimmo | British children's book author, born 1944 |
| 1939 | Per Ahlmark | Swedish politician and writer |
| 1935 | Robert Silverberg | American science fiction writer and editor (born 1935) |
| 1933 | Ernest J. Gaines | African-American author (1933–2019) |
| 1928 | W. R. Mitchell | British writer and editor |
| 1913 | Miriam Hyde | Australian composer, musician and writer (1913–2005) |
| 1902 | Nâzım Hikmet | Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963) |
| 1879 | Mazo de la Roche | Canadian writer (1879–1961) |
| 1872 | Arsen Kotsoyev | Ossetian writer (1872–1944) |
| 1869 | Stanisław Wyspiański | Polish playwright, painter and poet (1869–1907) |
| 1850 | Mihai Eminescu | Romanian poet, novelist and journalist (1850–1889) |
| 1803 | Marjorie Fleming | Scottish child writer (1803–1811) |
| 1795 | Alexander Griboyedov | Russian diplomat, playwright, poet and composer (1795-1829) |
| 1791 | Franz Grillparzer | Austrian writer (1791–1872) |
| 1622 | Molière | French playwright and actor (1622–1673) |
Writers who died on January 15
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Francisco X. Alarcón | American poet |
| 2012 | Carlo Fruttero | Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor |
| 2012 | Ib Spang Olsen | Danish children's illustrator and writer (1921–2012) |
| 2007 | Pura Santillan-Castrence | Filipino writer and diplomat |
| 2005 | Walter Ernsting | German writer (1920–2005) |
| 2005 | Elizabeth Janeway | American novelist |
| 2004 | Olivia Goldsmith | American novelist (1949–2004) |
| 2002 | Jeanne Voltz | American food journalist and cookbook author |
| 2001 | Leo Marks | British cryptographer and writer (1920–2001) |
| 1994 | Harilal Upadhyay | Gujarati author (1916–1994) |
| 1993 | Sammy Cahn | American lyricist, songwriter, musician (1913–1993) |
| 1972 | Daisy Ashford | English writer |
| 1967 | David Burliuk | Russian artist, poet and publicist (1882–1967) |
| 1951 | Ernest Swinton | British Army general, author (1868–1951) |
| 1937 | Anton Holban | Romanian writer (1902–1937) |
| 1916 | Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Russian writer |
| 1893 | Fanny Kemble | English actress and writer (1809–1893) |
| 1866 | Massimo d'Azeglio | Italian statesman, novelist, and painter (1798–1866) |
| 1683 | Philip Warwick | English writer and politician |
Literary events on January 15
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, is launched (Wikipedia Day). |
| 2001 | The first edit to the internet encyclopedia Wikipedia was made. |
| 1962 | The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece. |
| 1962 | The Derveni papyrus (fragment pictured), the oldest surviving manuscript in Europe, was discovered in Macedonia in northern Greece. |
| 1911 | Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded. |
| 1876 | The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl. |
Featured
Nigel Benson (1955) — Nigel C. Benson is a British author and illustrator.
Jose Dalisay Jr. (1954) — Jose Y. Dalisay Jr. is a Filipino writer. He has won numerous awards and prizes for fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction, and screenwriting, including 16 Palanca Awards.
Jenny Nimmo (1944) — Jenny Nimmo is a British author of children's books, including fantasy and adventure novels, chapter books, and picture books. Born in England, she has lived mostly in Wales for 40 years.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.