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July 17 in literary history
Literary history for July 17: 21 writers born, 12 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1571 to 2014. Born on this day: Brett Goldstein, Brian K. Vaughan, Konnie Huq.
Writers born on July 17
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brett Goldstein | English actor and writer (born 1980) |
| 1976 | Brian K. Vaughan | American screenwriter and comic book creator |
| 1975 | Konnie Huq | British television presenter and writer (born 1975) |
| 1971 | Cory Doctorow | Canadian-British writer (born 1971) |
| 1969 | Scott Johnson (cartoonist) | American cartoonist and podcaster |
| 1960 | Mark Burnett | British television and film producer and author |
| 1954 | J. Michael Straczynski | American writer and filmmaker (born 1954) |
| 1952 | Thé Lau | Dutch musician and writer (1952–2015) |
| 1952 | Robert R. McCammon | American writer |
| 1951 | Mark Bowden | American journalist and writer (born 1951) |
| 1946 | Chris Crutcher | American novelist and family therapist |
| 1943 | LaVyrle Spencer | American writer of historical romances |
| 1932 | Karla Kuskin | American author, poet, illustrator, and literary reviewer (1932-2009) |
| 1932 | Quino | Argentine cartoonist (1932–2020) |
| 1929 | Arthur Frommer | American travel writer (1929–2024) |
| 1917 | Christiane Rochefort | French feminist writer |
| 1902 | Christina Stead | Australian writer |
| 1901 | Bruno Jasieński | Polish poet and activist (1901–1938) |
| 1889 | Erle Stanley Gardner | American writer and lawyer (1889–1970) |
| 1888 | Shmuel Yosef Agnon | Israeli writer and Nobel laureate |
| 1868 | Henri Nathansen | Danish writer and stage director (1868–1944) |
Writers who died on July 17
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Liam Davison | Australian author (1957–2014) |
| 2013 | Vincenzo Cerami | Italian screenwriter |
| 2006 | Mickey Spillane | American crime novelist (1918–2006) |
| 2001 | Katharine Graham | American newspaper publisher (1917–2001) |
| 1998 | Lillian Hoban | American writer |
| 1975 | Konstantine Gamsakhurdia | (1893–1975) Georgian writer |
| 1959 | Eugene Meyer (financier) | American financier and newspaper publisher (1875–1959) |
| 1907 | Hector Malot | French writer (1830-1907) |
| 1894 | Leconte de Lisle | French poet (1818–1894) |
| 1878 | Aleardo Aleardi | Italian poet (1812–1878) |
| 1791 | Martin Dobrizhoffer | Austrian missionary and writer (1717-1791) |
| 1571 | Georg Fabricius | German Renaissance poet, historian and archaeologist |
Literary events on July 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1944 | Laden with munitions for World War II, two ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, killing 320 people and injuring more than 400 others. |
Featured
Brett Goldstein (1980) — Brett Goldstein is an English actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, and writer. Known for his role as Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ sports comedy-drama series Ted Lasso (2020–present), he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for each of the first two seasons.
Brian K. Vaughan (1976) — Brian K. Vaughan is an American writer and producer. He is best known for the comic book series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, Pride of Baghdad, Saga, and Paper Girls.
Konnie Huq (1975) — Konnie Huq is a British television and radio presenter, screenwriter and children's author. She became the longest-serving female presenter of the British children's television programme Blue Peter, presenting it from 1997 to 2008.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.