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November 7 in literary history
Literary history for November 7: 30 writers born, 17 writers who died and 3 literary events from 1550 to 2024. Born on this day: Amelia Vega, Adam DeVine, Guy Gavriel Kay.
Writers born on November 7
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Amelia Vega | Dominican model, actress, singer, author and beauty queen |
| 1983 | Adam DeVine | American comedian, actor, producer and writer (born 1983) |
| 1954 | Guy Gavriel Kay | Canadian novelist and poet (born 1954) |
| 1947 | Ron Leavitt | American television writer and producer |
| 1946 | Chrystos | American writer, activist |
| 1942 | Tom Peters | United States writer on organisation and employment |
| 1941 | Madeline Gins | American artist, architect, and poet (1941–2014) |
| 1940 | Antonio Skármeta | Chilean writer (1940–2024) |
| 1937 | Mary Daheim | American mystery writer (1937–2022) |
| 1935 | Lubomír Beneš | Czech animator, director and author (1935–1995) |
| 1935 | Rendra | Indonesian dramatist, poet, activist, performer, actor and director |
| 1931 | G. Edward Griffin | American conspiracy theorist, film producer, author, and political lecturer |
| 1922 | Ghulam Azam | Bangladeshi writer and politician (1922–2014) |
| 1921 | Lisa Ben | American writer |
| 1920 | Elaine Morgan | Welsh writer and evolutionist (1920–2013) |
| 1914 | R. A. Lafferty | American writer (1914–2002) |
| 1913 | Albert Camus | French philosopher and writer (1913–1960) |
| 1913 | Alekos Sakellarios | Greek writer and director |
| 1909 | Norman Krasna | American dramatist, screenwriter, and film director (1909–1984) |
| 1908 | Marijac | French comics author (1908–1994) |
| 1899 | Yitzhak Lamdan | Israeli Hebrew-language poet, translator, editor and columnist |
| 1897 | Herman J. Mankiewicz | American screenwriter (1897–1953) |
| 1897 | Armstrong Sperry | American writer and illustrator (1897–1976) |
| 1893 | Margaret Leech | American historian and novelist (1893-1974) |
| 1886 | Aron Nimzowitsch | Danish chess player and writer (1886–1935) |
| 1872 | Leonora Speyer | American violinist and poet (1872–1956) |
| 1838 | Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam | French symbolist writer |
| 1750 | Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg | German lawyer and translator (1750–1819) |
| 1683 | Anton thor Helle | Estonian Bible translator |
| 1619 | Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux | French writer (1619–1692) |
Writers who died on November 7
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bruce Degen | American writer (1945–2024) |
| 2016 | Leonard Cohen | Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (1934–2016) |
| 2015 | Bappaditya Bandopadhyay | Indian film director and poet |
| 2014 | Kajetan Kovič | Slovene poet, writer, translator and journalist |
| 2013 | Joey Manley | Webcomic publisher |
| 2012 | Kevin O'Donnell Jr. | American novelist (1950–2012) |
| 2005 | Harry Thompson | English novelist and biographer |
| 2001 | Anthony Shaffer (writer) | English writer (1926–2001) |
| 1990 | Lawrence Durrell | British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer (1912–1990) |
| 1988 | Bill Hoest | American cartoonist (1926–1988) |
| 1981 | Will Durant | American historian, philosopher and writer (1885–1981) |
| 1980 | İlhan Erdost | Turkish publisher (1944–1980) |
| 1974 | Eric Linklater | Scottish fiction, history and travel writer (1899–1974) |
| 1944 | Hannah Szenes | Jewish poet and anti-Nazi fighter in World War II |
| 1906 | Heinrich Seidel | German engineer, poet and writer |
| 1561 | Jeanne de Jussie | Genevan nun and writer (1503–1561) |
| 1550 | Jón Arason | Icelandic Roman Catholic bishop and poet (1484–1550) |
Literary events on November 7
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1837 | In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time. |
| 1837 | American abolitionist Elijah Parish Lovejoy was murdered by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, during an attack to destroy his printing press and abolitionist materials. |
| 1665 | The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published. |
Featured
Amelia Vega (1984) — Amelia Patricia Vega Polanco is a Dominican actress, model, author, singer and beauty queen. At the age of 18, she won the Miss Universe 2003 pageant, becoming the first ever Miss Universe from the Dominican Republic, as well as the youngest winner since 1994.
Adam DeVine (1983) — Adam DeVine is an American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter. He is one of the stars and co-creators of the Comedy Central comedy television series Workaholics and Adam DeVine's House Party.
Guy Gavriel Kay (1954) — Guy Gavriel Kay is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. The majority of his novels take place in fictional settings that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I or Spain during the time of El Cid.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.