Literary Birthday – 21 August – Jules Michelet
Jules Michelet was born 21 August 1798, and died 9 February 1874.
Literary Birthday
Literary Birthday – 20 August – H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft was born 20 August 1890, and died 15 March 1937.
Literary Birthday – 19 August – Ogden Nash
Ogden Nash was born 19 August 1902, and died 19 May 1971.
Literary Birthday – 18 August – Elsa Morante
Elsa Morante was born 18 August 1912 and died 25 November 1985.
Literary Birthday – 18 August – Brian Aldiss
Brian Aldiss was born on 18 August 1925 and died on 18 August 2017.
Literary Birthday – 17 August – Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes was born 17 August 1930, and died 28 October 1998.
Literary Birthday – 16 August – Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones was born 16 August 1934, and died 26 March 2011.
Literary Birthday – 16 August – Jennifer Donnelly
Happy Birthday, Jennifer Donnelly, born 16 August 1963.
Literary Birthday – 15 August – Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber was born 15 August 1885, and died 16 April 1968.
Literary Birthday – 15 August – Julia Child
Julia Child was born 15 August 1912, and died 13 August 2004.