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October 6 in literary history
Literary history for October 6: 14 writers born, 11 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1536 to 2022. Born on this day: Melania Mazzucco, Kathleen Webb, Bill Buford.
14writers born
11writers died
1literary events
Writers born on October 6
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Melania Mazzucco | Italian author |
| 1956 | Kathleen Webb | American comic book writer and artist |
| 1954 | Bill Buford | American author (born 1954) |
| 1952 | Ayten Mutlu | Turkish poet and writer (born 1952) |
| 1950 | David Brin | American scientist and science fiction author (born 1950) |
| 1949 | Penny Junor | English journalist and author |
| 1949 | Nicolas Peyrac | French musician, writer and photographer (born 1949) |
| 1939 | Melvyn Bragg | British broadcaster and author (born 1939) |
| 1923 | Yaşar Kemal | Turkish writer and activist (1923–2015) |
| 1895 | Caroline Gordon | American novelist (1895–1981) |
| 1891 | Hendrik Adamson | Estonian poet and teacher |
| 1838 | Giuseppe Cesare Abba | Italian writer and soldier (1838–1910) |
| 1742 | Johan Herman Wessel | Danish-Norwegian poet, satirist and playwright |
| 1565 | Marie de Gournay | French writer (1565–1645) |
Writers who died on October 6
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rift Fournier | American writer and television producer |
| 2007 | Laxmi Mall Singhvi | Indian jurist, parliamentarian, scholar, writer and diplomat |
| 2006 | Eduardo Mignogna | Argentine film director and screenwriter |
| 2006 | Wilson Tucker (writer) | American writer (1914–2006) |
| 1990 | Bahriye Üçok | Turkish academic of theology, left-wing politician, writer, columnist (1919–1990) |
| 1979 | Elizabeth Bishop | American poet and short-story writer (1911–1979) |
| 1973 | Dick Laan | Dutch writer and film pioneer |
| 1973 | Margaret Wilson (novelist) | American novelist |
| 1892 | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | English poet (1809–1892) |
| 1660 | Paul Scarron | French poet and dramatist |
| 1536 | William Tyndale | English biblical scholar, translator, and reformer (1494–1536) |
Literary events on October 6
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. |
Featured
Melania Mazzucco (1966) — Melania Gaia Mazzucco is an Italian author. She is a recipient of the Strega Prize and Bagutta Prize.
Kathleen Webb (1956) — Kathleen Webb is an American comic book writer and artist and one of the first female writers for Archie Comics.
Bill Buford (1954) — William Holmes Buford is an American author and journalist. He is the author of the books Among the Thugs and Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany.
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