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March 29 in literary history
Literary history for March 29: 34 writers born and 12 writers who died from 1735 to 2018. Born on this day: Molly Brodak, Ian Holding, Nina Riggs.
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Writers born on March 29
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Molly Brodak | American poet, writer, and baker (1980–2020) |
| 1978 | Ian Holding | Zimbabwean writer |
| 1977 | Nina Riggs | American writer and poet |
| 1972 | Ernest Cline | American novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter (born 1972) |
| 1972 | Stina Leicht | American science fiction and fantasy fiction author |
| 1970 | J. A. Konrath | American writer (born 1970) |
| 1967 | Edmundo Paz Soldán | Bolivian writer |
| 1965 | Todd F. Davis | American poet |
| 1965 | Ayun Halliday | American writer |
| 1965 | Brooks Hansen | American novelist |
| 1965 | Maia Szalavitz | American reporter and author (born 1965) |
| 1965 | Bradford Tatum | American actor and author (born 1965) |
| 1961 | Todd G. Buchholz | American economist, consultant, writer, and TV personality |
| 1961 | Helen Humphreys | Canadian poet and novelist (born 1961) |
| 1961 | Amy Sedaris | American actress, comedian, and writer (born 1961) |
| 1960 | Jo Nesbø | Norwegian writer and musician (born 1960) |
| 1957 | Elizabeth Hand | American writer (born 1957) |
| 1957 | Mark Hudson (author) | British writer, journalist and art critic |
| 1956 | Mary Gentle | British science fiction and fantasy author (born 1956) |
| 1956 | William Gurstelle | William Gurstelle, American writer and inventor |
| 1956 | Ted Staunton | Canadian writer |
| 1955 | Gillian Conoley | American poet |
| 1954 | Evelyn C. White | American writer and editor |
| 1952 | Jo-Ann Mapson | American novelist (born 1952) |
| 1943 | Eric Idle | English comedian, actor and writer (born 1943) |
| 1929 | Utpal Dutt | Indian actor, director, playwright (1929–1993) |
| 1928 | Keith Botsford | American novelist |
| 1920 | Pierre Moinot | French novelist (1920–2007) |
| 1902 | Marcel Aymé | French writer (1902–1967) |
| 1895 | Ernst Jünger | German soldier and author (1895–1998) |
| 1891 | Yvan Goll | French-German poet (1891–1950) |
| 1889 | Howard Lindsay | American dramatist (1889–1968) |
| 1885 | Dezső Kosztolányi | Hungarian writer, journalist and translator |
| 1735 | Johann Karl August Musäus | German author (1735–1787) |
Writers who died on March 29
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Anita Shreve | American writer |
| 2011 | Iakovos Kambanellis | Greek poet and playwright |
| 2006 | Salvador Elizondo | Mexican writer (1932–2006) |
| 1963 | Frances Jenkins Olcott | American writer (1872–1963) |
| 1957 | Joyce Cary | Anglo-Irish writer (1888–1957) |
| 1921 | John Burroughs | American naturalist and essayist (1837–1921) |
| 1915 | W. W. Denslow | American illustrator and caricaturist (1856–1915) |
| 1866 | John Keble | English Anglican priest and poet (1792–1866) |
| 1826 | Johann Heinrich Voss | German classicist, poet, translator (1751–1826) |
| 1824 | Hans Nielsen Hauge | Norwegian Lutheran minister, spiritual leader, entrepreneur, social reformer and author |
| 1800 | Marc René, marquis de Montalembert | French Royal Army officer and writer |
| 1788 | Charles Wesley | English Methodist and hymn writer (1707–1788) |
Featured
Molly Brodak (1980) — Molly Brodak was an American poet, writer, and baker. She was the author of the poetry collection A Little Middle of the Night and the memoir Bandit.
Ian Holding (1978) — Ian Holding, is a Caucasian Zimbabwean writer.
Nina Riggs (1977) — Nina Ellen Riggs was an American writer and poet. Her best known work is her memoir, The Bright Hour, detailing her journey as a mother with incurable breast cancer. It was published shortly after her death. The book received critical acclaim. Riggs also contributed an article to New York Times series Modern Love.
Sources & data
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