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Births:

  • Azuela, Mariano. (1873-1952) Mexican writer: novelist.
  • Bowen, Catherine Drinker. (1897-1973) American writer.
  • Clough, Arthur Hugh. (1819-1861) British writer: poet.
  • Donelaitis, Kristijonas. (1714-1780) Lithuanian writer: poet.
  • Edgeworth, Maria. (1767-1849) Irish writer: novelist.
  • Forster, Edward Morgan. (1879-1970) British writer: novelist. ("Howard's End," " A Room With the View," and "A Passage to India").
  • Frazer, Sir James. (1854-1941) Scottish writer: classicist and anthropologist. ("The Golden Bough).
  • Orton, Joe. (1903-1967) British writer: playwright.
  • Salinger, Jerome David. (1919- ) American writer: novelist.

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