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July 3 in literary history
Literary history for July 3: 23 writers born, 10 writers who died and 2 literary events from 1683 to 2014. Born on this day: Matt Haig, Julie Burchill, Ian Maxtone-Graham.
Writers born on July 3
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Matt Haig | English novelist and journalist (born 1975) |
| 1959 | Julie Burchill | English writer (born 1959) |
| 1959 | Ian Maxtone-Graham | American television writer and producer |
| 1959 | David Shore | Canadian television writer (born 1959) |
| 1958 | Matthew Fraser (journalist) | Canadian academic, author and journalist |
| 1958 | Charlie Higson | British actor, comedian and author |
| 1949 | Susan Penhaligon | English actress and writer (born 1949) |
| 1948 | Tarmo Koivisto | Tarmo Koivisto, Finnish author and illustrator |
| 1947 | Dave Barry | American author and columnist (born 1947) |
| 1946 | Michael Shea (American author) | American fiction author (1946–2014) |
| 1938 | Jean Aitchison | British linguist and writer, born 1938 |
| 1937 | Tom Stoppard | British playwright (1937–2025) |
| 1929 | Clément Perron | Canadian film director and screenwriter |
| 1928 | Evelyn Anthony | British writer (1926–2018) |
| 1919 | Gerald W. Thomas | American academic, author, and veteran |
| 1908 | M. F. K. Fisher | American food writer (1908–1992) |
| 1905 | Harald Kihle | Norwegian painter and illustrator |
| 1888 | Ramón Gómez de la Serna | Spanish writer (1888–1963) |
| 1883 | Franz Kafka | Austrian and Czech writer (1883–1924) |
| 1878 | George M. Cohan | American actor, singer, composer and playwright (1878–1942) |
| 1871 | W. H. Davies | Welsh poet and writer (1871–1940) |
| 1860 | Charlotte Perkins Gilman | American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer (1860–1935) |
| 1683 | Edward Young | English poet (1683–1765) |
Writers who died on July 3
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Zalman Schachter-Shalomi | American Rabbi, writer, and activist |
| 2013 | Francis Ray | American novelist |
| 2013 | Snoo Wilson | English playwright and screenwriter (1948–2013) |
| 2009 | Alauddin Al-Azad | Bangladeshi author, novelist, and poet |
| 2001 | Mordecai Richler | Canadian writer (1931–2001) |
| 1977 | Alexander Volkov (writer) | Soviet writer |
| 1974 | John Crowe Ransom | American writer and literary critic |
| 1908 | Joel Chandler Harris | American writer and journalist (1848–1908) |
| 1888 | Nguyễn Đình Chiểu | Vietnamese poet |
| 1809 | Joseph Quesnel | French Canadian composer, poet and playwright (1746-1809) |
Literary events on July 3
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1886 | The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand. |
| 1767 | Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published. |
Featured
Matt Haig (1975) — Matt Haig is an English author and journalist. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books for children and adults, often in the speculative fiction genre.
Julie Burchill (1959) — Julie Burchill is an English writer. Beginning as a staff writer at the New Musical Express at the age of 17, she has since contributed to newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times and The Guardian.
Ian Maxtone-Graham (1959) — Ian Maxtone-Graham is an American television writer and producer. He has formerly written for Saturday Night Live (1992–1995) and The Simpsons (1995–2012), as well as serving as a co-executive producer and consulting producer for the latter from its seventh to its twenty-fourth seasons.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.