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January 25 in literary history
Literary history for January 25: 23 writers born, 14 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1366 to 2017. Born on this day: Geoff Johns, Stephen Chbosky, Tim Dorsey.
Writers born on January 25
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Geoff Johns | American comic book writer (born 1973) |
| 1970 | Stephen Chbosky | American writer and director (born 1970) |
| 1961 | Tim Dorsey | American novelist (1961–2023) |
| 1958 | Peter Watts (author) | Canadian science fiction author (born 1958) |
| 1954 | Renate Dorrestein | Dutch writer (1954–2018) |
| 1950 | Gloria Naylor | American novelist (1950–2016) |
| 1938 | Vladimir Vysotsky | Soviet entertainer and poet (1938–1980) |
| 1936 | Onat Kutlar | Turkish writer and poet, founder (1936–1995) |
| 1933 | Anne Innis Dagg | Canadian zoologist, feminist, and author (1933–2024) |
| 1919 | Edwin Newman | American newscaster, journalist and author |
| 1913 | Luis Marden | American photographer, explorer, writer, filmmaker, diver, navigator, and linguist |
| 1910 | Edgar V. Saks | Estonian historian and author |
| 1905 | Margery Sharp | English author (1905–1991) |
| 1900 | István Fekete | Hungarian writer (1900 - 1970) |
| 1900 | Yōjirō Ishizaka | Yōjirō Ishizaka, Japanese author and educator (died 1986) |
| 1885 | Hakushū Kitahara | Japanese tanka poet |
| 1882 | Virginia Woolf | English modernist writer (1882–1941) |
| 1874 | W. Somerset Maugham | English playwright and author (1874–1965) |
| 1864 | Julije Kempf | Croatian historian and writer (1864–1934) |
| 1824 | Michael Madhusudan Dutt | Bengali poet and dramatist (1825–1873) |
| 1816 | Anna Gardner | American writer (1816–1901) |
| 1759 | Robert Burns | Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796) |
| 1635 | Daniel Casper von Lohenstein | 17th-century German writer |
Writers who died on January 25
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Harry Mathews | American author |
| 2015 | John Leggett | American writer |
| 2014 | Morrie Turner | American cartoonist |
| 2011 | Vincent Cronin | British writer, editor and historian (1924-2011) |
| 2005 | Manuel Lopes (writer) | Cape Verdean novelist, poet and essayist (1907- 2005) |
| 2001 | Alice Ambrose | American philosopher, logician, and author (1906–2001) |
| 1997 | Dan Barry (cartoonist) | American cartoonist (1923–1997) |
| 1996 | Jonathan Larson | American composer, lyricist and playwright (1960–1996) |
| 1978 | Skender Kulenović | Bosnian writer (1910–1978) |
| 1968 | Louie Myfanwy Thomas | Welsh writer |
| 1968 | Yvor Winters | American poet (1900–1968) |
| 1908 | Ouida | English novelist (1839–1908) |
| 1640 | Robert Burton | English scholar and author (1577–1640) |
| 1366 | Henry Suso | German Dominican friar and writer (1295–1366) |
Literary events on January 25
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Walt Disney Productions released the animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians, based on Dodie Smith's 1956 children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. |
Featured
Geoff Johns (1973) — Geoffrey Johns is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, The Flash, and Superman has drawn critical acclaim.
Stephen Chbosky (1970) — Stephen Chbosky is an American film director, screenwriter, and author. He is best known for writing the bestselling coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), and writing and directing its 2012 film adaptation. He also directed the drama Wonder (2017) and the 2021 film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen.
Tim Dorsey (1961) — Timothy Alan Dorsey was an American novelist. He is known for a series starring Serge A. Storms, a mentally disturbed vigilante antihero who rampages across Florida enforcing his own moral code against a variety of low-life criminals.
Sources & data
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