On this day
July 27 in literary history
Literary history for July 27: 30 writers born, 10 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1777 to 2024. Born on this day: Foo Swee Chin, Cassandra Clare, Juliana Hatfield.
30writers born
10writers died
1literary events
Writers born on July 27
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Foo Swee Chin | Singaporean comic book artist and illustrator |
| 1973 | Cassandra Clare | American author (born 1973) |
| 1967 | Juliana Hatfield | American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author |
| 1959 | Neil King Jr. | American journalist and author (1959–2024) |
| 1955 | Cat Bauer | American dramatist |
| 1949 | Robert Rankin | British fantasy author |
| 1946 | Peter Reading | English poet and author (1946–2011) |
| 1942 | John Pleshette | American actor and screenwriter (born 1942) |
| 1939 | Michael Longley | Northern Irish poet (1939–2025) |
| 1938 | Pierre Christin | French comics writer |
| 1938 | Gary Gygax | American game designer and author (1938–2008) |
| 1929 | Jack Higgins | British novelist (1929–2022) |
| 1927 | Pierre Granier-Deferre | French film director and screenwriter (1927-2007) |
| 1927 | John Seigenthaler | American journalist, writer, and political figure (1927–2014) |
| 1922 | Norman Lear | American screenwriter and producer (1922–2023) |
| 1916 | Elizabeth Hardwick (writer) | American writer and literary critic (1916–2007) |
| 1914 | August Sang | Estonian poet |
| 1911 | Rayner Heppenstall | British novelist, poet, diarist, and a BBC radio producer |
| 1910 | Julien Gracq | French writer (1910-2007) |
| 1908 | Joseph Mitchell (writer) | American writer (1908–1996) |
| 1906 | Jerzy Giedroyc | Polish writer and activist (1906–2000) |
| 1903 | Mārtiņš Zīverts | Latvian playwright |
| 1902 | Yaroslav Halan | Ukrainian Soviet journalist and playwright (1902–1949) |
| 1879 | Francesco Gaeta (poet) | Italian poet |
| 1870 | Hilaire Belloc | French-English author (1870–1953) |
| 1853 | Vladimir Korolenko | Russian writer (1853–1921) |
| 1835 | Giosuè Carducci | Italian poet and teacher (1835–1907) |
| 1824 | Alexandre Dumas fils | French writer and dramatist (1824–1895) |
| 1784 | Denis Davydov | Russian soldier-poet |
| 1777 | Thomas Campbell (poet) | Scottish poet (1777–1844) |
Writers who died on July 27
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Edna O'Brien | Irish writer (1930–2024) |
| 2017 | Sam Shepard | American playwright and actor (1943–2017) |
| 2016 | James Alan McPherson | American essayist and short-story writer |
| 1967 | Tone Peruško | Croatian educator, social worker and writer |
| 1965 | Henri Daniel-Rops | French Roman Catholic writer and historian |
| 1964 | Winifred Lenihan | American actor, writer and director (1898–1964) |
| 1962 | Richard Aldington | English writer and poet (1892–1962) |
| 1946 | Gertrude Stein | American author (1874–1946) |
| 1921 | Myrddin Fardd | Welsh writer and antiquarian scholar |
| 1841 | Mikhail Lermontov | Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841) |
Literary events on July 27
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1816 | Seminole Wars: The Battle of Negro Fort ends when a hot shot cannonball fired by US Navy Gunboat No. 154 explodes the fort's Powder Magazine, killing approximately 275. It is considered the deadliest single cannon shot in US history. |
Featured
Foo Swee Chin (1977) — Foo Swee Chin is a Singaporean comic book artist and illustrator.
Cassandra Clare (1973) — Judith Lewis, better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series The Mortal Instruments.
Juliana Hatfield (1967) — Juliana Hatfield is an American musician and singer-songwriter from the Boston area. She was formerly a member of the indie rock bands Blake Babies, Some Girls, and the Lemonheads.
Sources & data
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