On this day
January 27 in literary history
Literary history for January 27: 21 writers born, 13 writers who died and 2 literary events from 1592 to 2018. Born on this day: Alan Cumming, George Monbiot, James Grippando.
Writers born on January 27
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Alan Cumming | Scottish actor, producer, director, writer and presenter (born 1965) |
| 1963 | George Monbiot | English writer and political activist (born 1963) |
| 1958 | James Grippando | American novelist, lawyer (active 1976– ) |
| 1957 | Frank Miller | American writer, artist, and director (born 1957) |
| 1952 | Tam O'Shaughnessy | American educator, writer and former tennis player (born 1952) |
| 1931 | Mordecai Richler | Canadian writer (1931–2001) |
| 1929 | Michael Craig (actor) | Indian-born British retired actor and screenwriter (born 1929) |
| 1929 | Gastón Suárez | Bolivian novelist and dramatist |
| 1926 | Fritz Spiegl | Austrian writer (1926–2003) |
| 1924 | Harvey Shapiro (poet) | American poet and newspaper editor (1924–2013) |
| 1908 | William Randolph Hearst Jr. | American newspaper publisher (1908–1993) |
| 1878 | Dorothy Scarborough | American novelist (1878–1935) |
| 1858 | Neel Doff | Dutch writer |
| 1850 | John Collier (painter) | English painter and writer (1850–1934) |
| 1836 | Leopold von Sacher-Masoch | Austrian author (1836–1895) |
| 1832 | Lewis Carroll | British author and scholar (1832–1898) |
| 1826 | Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin | Russian author and satirist (1826–1889) |
| 1814 | Eugène Viollet-le-Duc | French architect and author (1814–1879) |
| 1808 | David Strauss | German theologian and writer (1808–1874) |
| 1803 | Eunice Hale Cobb | 19th-century American writer and public speaker |
| 1741 | Hester Thrale | Welsh writer and socialite (1740/1741–1821) |
Writers who died on January 27
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mort Walker | American comic strip cartoonist (1923–2018) |
| 2010 | J. D. Salinger | American writer (1919–2010) |
| 2009 | John Updike | American writer (1932–2009) |
| 2008 | Gordon B. Hinckley | American religious leader and author (1910–2008) |
| 2004 | Jack Paar | American writer and comedian (1918–2004) |
| 1988 | Massa Makan Diabaté | Malian historian, author, and playwright (1938–1988) |
| 1979 | Victoria Ocampo | Argentine writer (1890–1979) |
| 1975 | Bill Walsh (producer) | American film producer, screenwriter, and comics author (1913–1975) |
| 1940 | Isaac Babel | Russian writer and journalist (1894–1940) |
| 1919 | Endre Ady | Hungarian poet |
| 1917 | Ernst Sars | Norwegian professor, historian, author and editor (1835–1917) |
| 1638 | Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses | Spanish novelist (c. 1585–1638) |
| 1592 | Gian Paolo Lomazzo | Italian artist and writer (1538–1592) |
Literary events on January 27
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2003 | The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress. |
| 2003 | The first selections for the United States National Recording Registry were announced by the Library of Congress. |
Featured
Alan Cumming (1965) — Alan Cumming is a Scottish and American actor, filmmaker and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Scotland Award for his contribution to film and television.
George Monbiot (1963) — George Joshua Richard Monbiot is an English journalist, author, and environmental and political activist. He writes a regular column for The Guardian and has written several books.
James Grippando (1958) — James Grippando is an American novelist and lawyer best known as the 2017 winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.