English metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell (To His Coy Mistress, The Garden) died on this day in 1678 | |
Hugo Gernsback, science fiction publisher and namesake of science fiction's "Hugo" awards, was born on this day in 1884 | |
Charles Bukowski (Women, Ham on Rye) was born on this day in 1920 | |
Margaret Mitchell (Gone With The Wind) died on this day in 1949 | |
Harlem Renaissance novelist Dorothy West (The Living Is Easy) died on this day in 1998 |
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