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

  • 1912 - Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau - Canadian poet and painter (d. 1943)
  • 1893 - Dorothy L. Sayers - English author and poet (d. 1957)
  • 1888 - Fernando Pessoa - Portuguese poet and critic (d. 1935)
  • 1865 - W. B. Yeats - Irish poet and playwright
  • 1763 - JosĂ© Bonifácio de Andrada - Brazilian poet

Deaths on this day in history

  • 2014 - Robert Peters - American poet
  • 1958 - Edwin Keppel Bennett - English poet and academic (b. 1887)
  • 1550 - Veronica Gambara - Italian poet (b. 1485)