Laurence Sterne (The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy) died on this day in 1768
	Richard Condon (The Manchurian Candidate) was born on this day in 1915
	Journalist and editor George Plimpton (The Curious Case of Sidd Finch) was born on this day in 1927. We also remember him as a television pitchman for the Mattel Intellivision
	John Updike (The Witches of Eastwick) was born on this day in 1932
	Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code was published on this day in 2003