On this day
June 3 in literary history
Literary history for June 3: 15 writers born, 11 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1453 to 2025. Born on this day: John Hodgman, Takako Minekawa, Susannah Constantine.
15writers born
11writers died
1literary events
Writers born on June 3
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | John Hodgman | American author, actor, and humorist (born 1971) |
| 1969 | Takako Minekawa | Japanese musician and writer (born 1969) |
| 1962 | Susannah Constantine | English fashion writer (born 1962) |
| 1950 | Melissa Mathison | American screenwriter (1950–2015) |
| 1936 | Larry McMurtry | American novelist (1936–2021) |
| 1930 | Marion Zimmer Bradley | American author (1930–1999) |
| 1926 | Allen Ginsberg | American poet and writer (1926–1997) |
| 1924 | M. Karunanidhi | Indian writer and politician (1924–2018) |
| 1910 | Wilfred Thesiger | British military officer, explorer, and writer |
| 1866 | George Broadhurst | American dramatist |
| 1864 | Otto Erich Hartleben | German poet and dramatist |
| 1844 | Detlev von Liliencron | German lyric poet and novelist |
| 1819 | Magdalene Thoresen | Danish-Norwegian poet and playwright (1819–1903) |
| 1771 | Sydney Smith | English writer and clergyman (1771–1845) |
| 1635 | Philippe Quinault | French dramatist and librettist |
Writers who died on June 3
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Edmund White | American writer (1940–2025) |
| 2015 | Avi Beker | Israeli writer, statesman, and professor (1951–2015) |
| 2014 | Svyatoslav Belza | Svyatoslav Belza, Russian journalist, author, and critic (born 1942) |
| 1964 | Frans Eemil Sillanpää | Finnish writer (1888–1964) |
| 1963 | Nâzım Hikmet | Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963) |
| 1924 | Franz Kafka | Austrian and Czech writer (1883–1924) |
| 1900 | Mary Kingsley | English ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer (1862–1900) |
| 1877 | Ludwig Ritter von Köchel | Austrian musicologist and writer (1800–1877) |
| 1826 | Nikolay Karamzin | Russian writer, historian, poet and critic (1766–1826) |
| 1649 | Manuel de Faria e Sousa | Portuguese historian and poet |
| 1453 | Loukas Notaras | Byzantine writer and official |
Literary events on June 3
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1700 | Foundation of the Academy of the Distrustful in the library room of the Palau Dalmases in Barcelona. |
Featured
John Hodgman (1971) — John Kellogg Hodgman is an American author, actor, and humorist.
Takako Minekawa (1969) — Takako Minekawa is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, and writer.
Susannah Constantine (1962) — Susannah Caroline Constantine is an English former TV fashion journalist, writer, style advisor, television presenter, author and clothes designer. Her second book, What Not to Wear, co-written with her fashion partner Trinny Woodall, won her a British Book Award and sold 670,000 copies.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.