On this day
October 7 in literary history
Literary history for October 7: 19 writers born, 13 writers who died and 1 literary events from 1576 to 2024. Born on this day: Nicole Maines, Antoine Revoy, Tim Minchin.
Writers born on October 7
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nicole Maines | American actress, writer and transgender rights activist (born 1997) |
| 1977 | Antoine Revoy | French author and illustrator |
| 1975 | Tim Minchin | Australian musician, writer, actor and comedian (born 1975) |
| 1966 | Sherman Alexie | Native American author and filmmaker (born 1966) |
| 1948 | Diane Ackerman | American poet, essayist, and naturalist |
| 1946 | Anita Shreve | American writer |
| 1939 | Clive James | Australian writer and broadcaster (1939–2019) |
| 1937 | Christopher Booker | English journalist and author (1937–2019) |
| 1935 | Thomas Keneally | Australian novelist (born 1935) |
| 1934 | Amiri Baraka | African-American writer (1934–2014) |
| 1934 | Ulrike Meinhof | German left-wing militant, journalist and author (1934–1976) |
| 1928 | José Messias | José Messias, Brazilian composer, singer, writer, host and critic (died 2015) |
| 1913 | Simon Carmiggelt | Dutch writer, journalist, and poet |
| 1909 | Anni Blomqvist | Finnish-Swedish novelist (1909–1990) |
| 1907 | Helen MacInnes | Scottish-American author (1907–1985), author of espionage novels |
| 1893 | Alice Dalgliesh | American writer |
| 1849 | James Whitcomb Riley | American poet (1849–1916) |
| 1819 | Ann Eliza Smith | American author (1819-1905) |
| 1576 | John Marston (playwright) | English poet, playwright, and satirist (1576-1634) |
Writers who died on October 7
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lore Segal | American writer (1928–2024) |
| 2014 | Siegfried Lenz | German writer (1926–2014) |
| 2012 | Ivo Michiels | Belgian writer (1923–2012) |
| 2001 | Herblock | American editorial cartoonist and author (1909–2001) |
| 1996 | Lou Lichtveld | Dutch-Surinamese writer and politician (1903–1996) |
| 1985 | Cemal Reşit Rey | Turkish composer, pianist, script writer and conductor (1904–1985) |
| 1943 | Radclyffe Hall | British poet and author (1880–1943) |
| 1904 | Isabella Bird | English explorer and writer (1831–1904) |
| 1894 | Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. | American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894) |
| 1849 | Edgar Allan Poe | American writer and critic (1809–1849) |
| 1772 | John Woolman | American Quaker preacher and writer |
| 1612 | Giovanni Battista Guarini | Italian poet, dramatist, and diplomat (1538–1612) |
| 1577 | George Gascoigne | 16th-century English poet and courtier |
Literary events on October 7
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1849 | American writer Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at Washington Medical College four days after being found on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, in a delirious and incoherent state. |
Featured
Nicole Maines (1997) — Nicole Amber Maines is an American actress, comic book writer and transgender rights activist. Prior to her acting career, she was the anonymous plaintiff in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court case Doe v.
Antoine Revoy (1977) — Antoine Revoy is a French author and illustrator. He is the creator of the horror story graphic novels ANIMUS published by First Second Books, and The Harrowing Game,, published by 23rd St. Books. Revoy is married to illustrator Kelly Murphy.
Tim Minchin (1975) — Timothy David Minchin AM is a British-Australian musical comedian and actor.
Sources & data
- Compiled from Wikipedia’s “On this day” selections (CC BY-SA 4.0), filtered for writers and literary events.