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July 14 in literary history
Literary history for July 14: 15 writers born, 13 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1454 to 2025. Born on this day: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Susan Howatch, Himayat Ali Shair.
Writers born on July 14
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | English actress, screenwriter and producer (born 1985) |
| 1940 | Susan Howatch | British author (born 1940) |
| 1926 | Himayat Ali Shair | Urdu poet and writer (1926–2019) |
| 1921 | Leon Garfield | English writer (1921–1996) |
| 1918 | Arthur Laurents | American playwright, theatre director and screenwriter (1917–2011) |
| 1911 | Pavel Prudnikau | Belarusian writer (1911–2000) |
| 1903 | Irving Stone | American writer (1903–1989) |
| 1893 | Garimella Satyanarayana | Garimella Satyanarayana, Indian poet and author (died 1952) |
| 1888 | Scipio Slataper | Italian writer |
| 1868 | Gertrude Bell | English traveller and writer |
| 1825 | Georgiana Hill (cookery book writer) | English cookery writer (1825–1903) |
| 1816 | Arthur de Gobineau | French diplomat and writer (1816–1882) |
| 1785 | Mordecai Manuel Noah | American diplomat and utopian writer (1785–1851) |
| 1743 | Gavrila Derzhavin | Russian poet (1743–1816) |
| 1454 | Poliziano | Italian classical scholar and poet (1454–1494) |
Writers who died on July 14
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrea Gibson | American poet and activist (1975–2025) |
| 2005 | Cicely Saunders | English nurse, social worker, physician and writer (1918–2005) |
| 2000 | Pepo (cartoonist) | Chilean cartoonist |
| 1993 | Léo Ferré | Monégasque musician and poet (1916–1993) |
| 1984 | Ernest Tidyman | American writer (1928–1984) |
| 1968 | Konstantin Paustovsky | Russian writer (1892–1968) |
| 1967 | Tudor Arghezi | Romanian writer and political figure (1880–1967) |
| 1954 | Jacinto Benavente | Spanish dramatist (1866–1954) |
| 1939 | Alphonse Mucha | Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist (1860–1939) |
| 1936 | Dhan Gopal Mukerji | American novelist |
| 1817 | Germaine de Staël | French novelist and woman of letters (1766–1817) |
| 1780 | Charles Batteux | French philosopher and writer (1713–1780) |
| 1575 | Richard Taverner | English Bible translator (1505–1575) |
Literary events on July 14
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak. |
Featured
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (1985) — Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge is an English actress, screenwriter, and producer. As the creator, writer, and star of the comedy series Fleabag (2016–2019), she won various accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, and a BAFTA TV Award.
Susan Howatch (1940) — Susan Howatch is a British author. Her writing career has been distinguished by family saga-type novels that describe the lives of related characters for long periods of time. Her later books have also become known for their religious and philosophical themes.
Himayat Ali Shair (1926) — Himayat Ali Shair was an Urdu poet, writer, film songwriter, actor and radio drama artist from Pakistan.
Sources & data
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