On this day
July 26 in literary history
Literary history for July 26: 18 writers born, 9 writers who died and 2 literary events from 943 to 2015. Born on this day: Abe Forsythe, Anne Provoost, Rick Bragg.
18writers born
9writers died
2literary events
Writers born on July 26
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Abe Forsythe | Australian film and television actor, director, writer and producer |
| 1964 | Anne Provoost | Flemish author (born 1964) |
| 1959 | Rick Bragg | American journalist and writer |
| 1950 | Nicholas Evans | British writer and film producer (1950–2022) |
| 1943 | Peter Hyams | American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer (born 1943) |
| 1939 | Jun Henmi | Japanese writer and poet |
| 1928 | Ibn-e-Safi | Pakistani writer, poet and novelist (1928–1980) |
| 1925 | Ana María Matute | Spanish author |
| 1923 | Stan and Jan Berenstain | American author and illustrator duo |
| 1923 | Bernice Rubens | Welsh novelist (1923–2004) |
| 1921 | Jean Shepherd | American writer and radio host (1921–1999) |
| 1897 | Paul Gallico | American writer and journalist (1897–1976) |
| 1894 | Aldous Huxley | English writer and philosopher (1894–1963) |
| 1885 | André Maurois | French author (1885–1967) |
| 1875 | Antonio Machado | Spanish poet (1875–1939) |
| 1865 | Rajanikanta Sen | Bengali poet and composer (1865–1910) |
| 1856 | George Bernard Shaw | Irish writer (1856–1950) |
| 1841 | Carl Robert Jakobson | Estonian writer and politician (1841–1882) |
Writers who died on July 26
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ann Rule | American true crime author (1931–2015) |
| 2011 | Sakyo Komatsu | Japanese writer (1931–2011) |
| 2007 | Lars Forssell | Swedish writer (1928–2007) |
| 2001 | Peter von Zahn | Peter von Zahn, German journalist and author (born 1913) |
| 1999 | Walter Jackson Bate | American literary critic and biographer (1918–1999) |
| 1942 | Roberto Arlt | Argentine writer (1900–1942) |
| 1934 | Winsor McCay | American cartoonist and animator (c.1866–1934) |
| 1680 | John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester | English poet and courtier (1647–1680) |
| 943 | Prince Motoyoshi | Motoyoshi, Japanese nobleman and poet (born 890) |
Literary events on July 26
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1887 | Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement. |
| 1887 | L. L. Zamenhof (pictured) published Unua Libro, the first publication to describe Esperanto, a constructed international language. |
Featured
Abe Forsythe (1981) — Abraham Forsythe is an Australian film and television actor, director, writer and producer. He is the son of actor and comedian Drew Forsythe.
Anne Provoost (1964) — Anne Provoost is a Flemish author.
Rick Bragg (1959) — Rick Bragg is an American journalist and writer known for non-fiction books, especially those about his family in Alabama. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1996 recognizing his work at The New York Times.
Sources & data
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