On this day . . .
- Abrashkin, Raymond born 1911
- Banister, Manly born 1914
- Barbauld, Anna Laetitia died 1825
- Bridge, Ann died 1974
- Brom born 1965
- Calvert, Robert born 1945
- Clark, Ronald W died 1987
- Cox, A B died 1971
- du Maurier, Guy died 1915
- Eliade, Mircea born 1907
- Garnett, David born 1892
- Gault, William Campbell born 1910
- Gibbs, Anthony born 1902
- Guirdham, Arthur born 1905
- Gundran, Olive born 1912
- Hirose Tadashi died 1972
- Kane, James J died 1921
- Kennedy, James born 1973
- Lester, Horace Frank born 1853
- Lewis, D B Wyndham born 1891
- Montgomery, R A born 1936
- Moran, Jodi born 1964
- Murphy, Pat born 1955
- Myers, Howard L born 1930
- Nation, Terry died 1997
- Nicolson, Marjorie Hope died 1981
- Penfold, Christopher born 1941
- Pogue, David born 1963
- Powers, Richard M died 1996
- Rajaniemi, Hannu born 1978
- Read, Diann Thornley born 1957
- Sackville-West, V born 1892
- Salvador, Tomás born 1921
- Simonsen, Redmond died 2005
- Spillane, Mickey born 1918
- Temple, William F born 1914
- Trimble, Louis died 1988
- von Trojan, Kurt born 1937
- Voss Bark, Conrad born 1913
- Warner, Rex born 1905
- Wilcox, Don died 2000