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

• 1976 - Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan - Macedonian poet and critic
• 1968 - Shi Tao - Chinese journalist and poet
• 1901 - Ruth Krauss - American author and poet (d. 1993)
• 1683 - Pieter Langendijk - Dutch playwright and poet (d. 1756)

Deaths on this day in history

• 2006 - Ezra Fleischer - Romanian-Israeli poet and philologist (b. 1928)
• 2002 - Abdel Rahman Badawi - Egyptian philosopher and poet (b. 1917)
• 1966 - Frank O'Hara - American poet and critic (b. 1926)
• 1826 - Kondraty Ryleyev - Russian poet and publisher (b. 1795)
• 1794 - André Chénier - Greek-French poet and author (b. 1762)
• 1794 - Jean-Antoine Roucher - French poet and author (b. 1745)