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September 20 in literary history
Literary history for September 20: 30 writers born, 12 writers who died and 1 literary events from 917 to 2015. Born on this day: Chris Mooney (journalist), Ainsley Earhardt, Philippa Forrester.
30writers born
12writers died
1literary events
Writers born on September 20
| Born | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Chris Mooney (journalist) | American journalist and author |
| 1976 | Ainsley Earhardt | American television host and author (born 1975/76) |
| 1968 | Philippa Forrester | English television & radio presenter, producer, author (born 1968) |
| 1968 | Norah Vincent | American writer (1968–2022) |
| 1962 | Jim Al-Khalili | British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster |
| 1960 | Lee Hall (playwright) | British writer |
| 1959 | Meral Okay | Turkish actress and screenwriter (1959-2012) |
| 1958 | Arn Anderson | American professional wrestler, road agent, and author |
| 1957 | Michael Hurst | New Zealand actor, director and writer |
| 1951 | Javier Marías | Spanish novelist, translator, and columnist (1951–2022) |
| 1949 | Mahesh Bhatt | Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1948) |
| 1948 | George R. R. Martin | American writer and television producer (born 1948) |
| 1947 | Patrick Poivre d'Arvor | French TV journalist and writer |
| 1940 | Anna Pavord | British writer |
| 1936 | Andrew Davies (writer) | Welsh screenwriter and novelist (born 1936) |
| 1935 | Keith Roberts | English science fiction author (1935–2000) |
| 1934 | Rajinder Puri | Indian cartoonist (1934–2015) |
| 1931 | Cherd Songsri | Thai film director, screenwriter and film producer |
| 1928 | Alberto de Lacerda | Portuguese writer |
| 1928 | Donald Hall | American writer (1928–2018) |
| 1927 | Red Mitchell | American jazz musician and poet (1927–1992) |
| 1917 | Olga Dahl | Swedish historian and author (1917–2009) |
| 1902 | Stevie Smith | English poet and novelist (1902–1971) |
| 1886 | Charles Williams (British writer) | British writer, theologian, and literary critic (1886-1945) |
| 1878 | Upton Sinclair | American writer (1878–1968) |
| 1851 | Henry Arthur Jones | English dramatist (1851–1929) |
| 1831 | Kate Harrington (poet) | American poet |
| 1800 | Benjamin Franklin White | American hymn writer |
| 1746 | Maurice Benyovszky | Hungarian traveller and writer (1746–1786) |
| 917 | Kyunyŏ | Korean monk and poet (923–973) |
Writers who died on September 20
| Died | Writer | Known as |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jack Larson | American actor and writer (1928–2015) |
| 2012 | Tereska Torrès | French writer (1920–2012) |
| 1994 | Davidson Nicol | Sierra Leone Creole academic, diplomat, physician, writer (1924–1994) |
| 1987 | Michael Stewart (playwright) | American dramatist (1924–1987) |
| 1975 | Saint-John Perse | French poet and diplomat (1887–1975) |
| 1972 | Pierre-Henri Simon | French intellectual and writer |
| 1971 | Giorgos Seferis | Greek poet and diplomat (1900–1971) |
| 1933 | Annie Besant | English writer and activist (1847–1933) |
| 1898 | Theodor Fontane | German journalist, novelist and poet |
| 1643 | Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland | English author and politician (died 1643) |
| 1625 | Heinrich Meibom (poet) | German historian and poet |
| 1586 | Chidiock Tichborne | English poet and conspirator against Elizabeth I |
Literary events on September 20
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1954 | The Moomin comics, created by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, is published internationally in the London newspaper The Evening News. |
Featured
Chris Mooney (journalist) (1977) — Christopher Cole Mooney is an American journalist, professor at the University of Tennessee and author of four books including The Republican War on Science (2005).
Ainsley Earhardt (1976) — Ainsley Earhardt is an American conservative television host and author. She is a co-host of Fox & Friends.
Philippa Forrester (1968) — Philippa Clare Ryan Forrester is a British television and radio presenter, producer and author.
Sources & data
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