On this day
May 30 in literary history
Literary history for May 30: 24 writers born, 15 writers who died and 2 literary events from 1593 to 2015. Born on this day: Ryōgo Narita, Duncan Jones, Kevin Eastman.
Writers born on May 30
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ryōgo Narita | Japanese light novelist and manga writer (born 1980) |
| 1971 | Duncan Jones | British director, producer, screenwriter (born 1971) |
| 1962 | Kevin Eastman | American comic book artist and writer |
| 1961 | Harry Enfield | English comedy actor and writer (born 1961) |
| 1956 | Tim Lucas | American film critic and writer |
| 1955 | Colm Tóibín | Irish novelist and writer (born 1955) |
| 1951 | Stephen Tobolowsky | American actor and writer (born 1951) |
| 1942 | Carole Stone | British writer (born 1942) |
| 1939 | Tim Waterstone | British bookseller and author (born 1939) |
| 1938 | Billie Letts | American novelist and educator |
| 1932 | Ray Cooney | English playwright, actor and director (born 1932) |
| 1922 | Hal Clement | American author and artist (1922–2003) |
| 1918 | Pita Amor | Mexican poet (1918–2000) |
| 1912 | Millicent Selsam | American writer |
| 1912 | Joseph Stein | American dramatist (1912–2010) |
| 1910 | Harry Bernstein | American writer |
| 1903 | Countee Cullen | American author (1903–1946) |
| 1901 | Cornelia Otis Skinner | American actress and author |
| 1898 | John Gilroy (artist) | English artist and illustrator (1898–1985) |
| 1886 | Randolph Bourne | American writer and intellectual (1886–1918) |
| 1885 | Villem Grünthal-Ridala | Estonian writer, linguist and folklorist |
| 1862 | Mirza Ali-Akbar Sabir | Azerbaijani poet (1862–1911) |
| 1844 | Félix Arnaudin | Félix Arnaudin, French poet and photographer (died 1921) |
| 1835 | Alfred Austin | English poet (1835–1913) |
Writers who died on May 30
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Joël Champetier | French-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author |
| 2014 | Hienadz Buraukin | Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (1936–2014) |
| 2007 | Gunturu Seshendra Sarma | Indian poet (1927–2007) |
| 2005 | Gérald Leblanc | Acadian poet and writer (1945–2005) |
| 2005 | Tomasz Pacyński | Polish fantasy and science fiction author |
| 2001 | Denis Whitaker | Canadian athlete, soldier, businessman, and author (1915–2001) |
| 1999 | Kalju Lepik | Estonian poet (1920–1999) |
| 1990 | Cécile Chabot | Canadian poet and illustrator (1907–1990) |
| 1960 | Boris Pasternak | Russian and Soviet writer (1890–1960) |
| 1951 | Hermann Broch | Austrian writer (1886–1951) |
| 1920 | Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali | Former Bengali writer and reformer in British Occupied India |
| 1911 | Milton Bradley | American publisher and game designer |
| 1778 | Voltaire | French writer and philosopher (1694–1778) |
| 1744 | Alexander Pope | English poet (1688–1744) |
| 1593 | Christopher Marlowe | English playwright and poet (1564–1593) |
Literary events on May 30
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1876 | The secret decree of Ems Ukaz is issued by Russian Tsar Alexander II in the German city of Bad Ems, aimed at stopping the printing and distribution of Ukrainian-language publications in the Russian Empire. |
| 1631 | Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper. |
Featured
Ryōgo Narita (1980) — Ryōgo Narita is a Japanese light novelist and manga writer. He won the Gold Prize in the 9th Dengeki Novel Prize for Baccano!, which was made into an anime television series in 2007. His series Durarara!! was also made into two anime television series, one airing January 2010 and the second in January 2015.
Duncan Jones (1971) — Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones is a British film director, film producer and screenwriter. He directed the films Moon (2009), Source Code (2011), Warcraft (2016), and Mute (2018). For Moon, he won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
Kevin Eastman (1962) — Kevin Brooks Eastman is an American comic book writer and artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman was also formerly the editor and publisher of the magazine Heavy Metal.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.