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

• 1946 - Peter Reading - English poet and author (d. 2011)
• 1939 - Michael Longley - Northern Irish poet and academic
• 1914 - August Sang - Estonian poet and translator (d. 1969)
• 1911 - Rayner Heppenstall - English author and poet (d. 1981)
• 1879 - Francesco Gaeta - Italian poet (d.1927)
• 1835 - Giosuè Carducci - Italian poet and educator
• 1784 - Denis Davydov - Russian general and poet (d. 1839)
• 1777 - Thomas Campbell - Scottish-French poet and academic (d. 1844)

Deaths on this day in history

• 1962 - Richard Aldington - English poet and author (b. 1892)
• 1841 - Mikhail Lermontov - Russian poet and painter (b. 1814)