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July 30 in literary history
Literary history for July 30: 14 writers born, 14 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1511 to 2018. Born on this day: Graham Nicholls, Alek Keshishian, Alton Brown.
Writers born on July 30
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Graham Nicholls | British author (born 1975) |
| 1964 | Alek Keshishian | American film director and screenwriter |
| 1962 | Alton Brown | American food show presenter, chef, author, YouTuber, and cinematographer (born 1962) |
| 1956 | Delta Burke | American actress, producer and author (born 1956) |
| 1945 | Patrick Modiano | French novelist (born 1945) |
| 1931 | Dominique Lapierre | French writer (1931–2022) |
| 1925 | Alexander Trocchi | Scottish novelist (1925–1984) |
| 1924 | C. T. Vivian | American minister, writer, and civil rights activist (1924–2020) |
| 1913 | Lou Darvas | American cartoonist |
| 1904 | Salvador Novo | Mexican writer (1904–1974) |
| 1881 | Smedley Butler | United States Marine Corps officer, author, and lecturer (1881–1940) |
| 1818 | Emily Brontë | English writer and novelist (1818–1848) |
| 1763 | Samuel Rogers | British poet (1763–1855) |
| 1511 | Giorgio Vasari | Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian (1511–1574) |
Writers who died on July 30
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michael A. Sheehan | American author and former government official |
| 2014 | Harun Farocki | German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film (1944–2014) |
| 2013 | Benjamin Walker (author) | British author and diplomatic attaché |
| 2012 | Maeve Binchy | Irish novelist (1939–2012) |
| 2012 | Stig Ossian Ericson | Swedish actor, screenwriter, film director (1923–2012) |
| 2006 | Duygu Asena | Turkish journalist, best-selling author and activist (1946-2006) |
| 1975 | James Blish | American science fiction and fantasy author (1921–1975) |
| 1970 | Walter Murdoch | Australian academic and essayist (1874-1970) |
| 1965 | Jun'ichirō Tanizaki | Japanese author (1886–1965) |
| 1918 | Joyce Kilmer | American poet, editor, literary critic, soldier (1886–1918) |
| 1870 | Aasmund Olavsson Vinje | Norwegian poet and journalist (1818–1870) |
| 1771 | Thomas Gray | English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771) |
| 1718 | William Penn | English writer and religious thinker (1644–1718) |
| 1691 | Daniel Georg Morhof | German writer and scholar |
Literary events on July 30
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1863 | The Valuev Circular bans the publication of religious, educational and training books in Ukrainian in the Russian Empire. |
Featured
Graham Nicholls (1975) — Graham Nicholls is a British author, installation artist and specialist on out of body experiences. He speaks widely on parapsychology, ethics and art at institutions ranging from the London Science Museum, The Society for Psychical Research to the Cambridge Union Society.
Alek Keshishian (1964) — Alek Keshishian is an Armenian-American film and commercial director, writer, producer and music video director.
Alton Brown (1962) — Alton Crawford Brown Jr. is an American television personality, food show presenter, author, voice actor, YouTuber, and cinematographer.
Sources & data
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