Emily Brontë (Wuthering Heights) was born on this day in 1818
	British naval historian C. Northcote Parkinson (Parkinson's Law) was born on this day in 1909
	Sci-fi author James Blish (Spock Must Die!, the first adult Star Trek novel) died on this day in 1975. He is credited with coining the term "Gas Giant." A member of the tobacco industry lobby, Blish ironically died of lung cancer.
	Maeve Binchy (Circle of Friends) died on this day in 2012