TODAY IN HISTORY - On this day in history

Who was born today? whose birthday is today. Whose death anniversary today?

Births on this day in history

  • 1947 - Sergio Infante - Chilean-Swedish poet and author
  • 1911 - Wilfred Watson - English-Canadian poet
  • 1909 - Yiannis Ritsos - Greek poet and playwright (d. 1990)
  • 1901 - Sterling Allen Brown - American poet
  • 1900 - Aleksander Wat - Polish poet and writer (d. 1967)
  • 1885 - ClĂ©ment Pansaers - Belgian poet (d. 1922)
  • 1830 - Guido Gezelle - Belgian priest and poet (d. 1899)
  • 1803 - James Clarence Mangan - Irish poet and author (d. 1849)
  • 1751 - Judith Sargent Murray - American poet and playwright (d. 1820)

Deaths on this day in history

  • 2002 - Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh - Indian poet and author (b. 1908)
  • 1976 - Alexandros Panagoulis - Greek poet and politician (b. 1939)