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October 4 in literary history
Literary history for October 4: 27 writers born, 8 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1535 to 2014. Born on this day: Marina Weisband, Paco León, Koji Ishikawa (illustrator).
Writers born on October 4
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Marina Weisband | German author, psychologist and politician |
| 1974 | Paco León | Spanish actor, producer, director, screenwriter, and activist |
| 1963 | Koji Ishikawa (illustrator) | Japanese children's book author and illustrator |
| 1959 | Hitonari Tsuji | Japanese writer, composer, and film director |
| 1956 | Lesley Glaister | British novelist, poet and playwright (born 1956) |
| 1951 | Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov | Kazakhstani poet and writer (born 1951) |
| 1941 | Roy Blount Jr. | American writer (born 1941) |
| 1941 | Karen Cushman | American writer |
| 1941 | Anne Rice | American author (1941–2021) |
| 1941 | Robert Wilson (director) | American stage director and playwright (1941–2025) |
| 1937 | Jackie Collins | English novelist (1937–2015) |
| 1936 | Giles Radice | British politician and author (1936–2022) |
| 1933 | Ann Thwaite | British biographer |
| 1928 | Alvin Toffler | American writer, futurist and businessman |
| 1924 | Donald J. Sobol | American novelist |
| 1921 | Stella Pevsner | American children's writer (1921–2020) |
| 1910 | Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı | Turkish poet and author from Türkiye (1910–1956) |
| 1900 | August Mälk | Estonian writer and politician |
| 1892 | Robert Lawson (author) | American children's illustrator and writer (1892–1957) |
| 1890 | Alan L. Hart | Transgender American physician and writer (1890–1962) |
| 1890 | Osman Cemal Kaygılı | Turkish writer and journalist (1890-1945) |
| 1880 | Damon Runyon | American writer (1880–1946) |
| 1879 | Robert Edwards (artist) | American poet (1879-1948) |
| 1862 | Johanna van Gogh-Bonger | Dutch teacher, editor, translator and art organizer (1862-1925) |
| 1862 | Edward Stratemeyer | American book packager, publisher and writer (1862–1930) |
| 1836 | Juliette Adam | French author and feminist (1836–1936) |
| 1625 | Jacqueline Pascal | French poet and nun (1625–1661) |
Writers who died on October 4
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Konrad Boehmer | German-Dutch composer, educator, and writer |
| 1998 | S. Arasaratnam | Academic, historian and author |
| 1990 | Mārtiņš Zīverts | Latvian playwright |
| 1989 | Graham Chapman | English actor, comedian and writer (1941–1989) |
| 1974 | Anne Sexton | American poet (1928–1974) |
| 1859 | Karl Baedeker | German publisher (1801–1859) |
| 1827 | Grigorios Zalykis | Greek scholar, writer and diplomat (1785–1827) |
| 1661 | Jacqueline Pascal | French poet and nun (1625–1661) |
Literary events on October 4
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1535 | The Coverdale Bible is printed, with translations into English by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale. |
Featured
Marina Weisband (1987) — Marina Weisband is a German politician. From May 2011 until April 2012 she was a member of the senior leadership of the Pirate Party Germany. In 2018 she joined the Green Party of Germany.
Paco León (1974) — Francisco León Barrios, known as Paco León is a Spanish actor, producer, director, screenwriter and activist.
Koji Ishikawa (illustrator) (1963) — Kōji Ishikawa is a Japanese children's book author and illustrator. His work includes advertisements, magazine illustration, web, character design and book design. In recent years he has made children's books. He lives in Tokyo with his wife and two children.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.