American founding father Benjamin Franklin was born on this day in 1706. Probably the most accomplished polymath of his era, Franklin's contribution to literature was the founding in 1731 of the first public lending library in America.
	Anne Brontë (Agnes Grey) was born on this day in 1820 (sister of Charlotte and Emily Brontë)
	British psychic researcher and author Harry Price was born on this day in 1881
	Antonio Prohias, creator of Spy Vs. Spy was born on this day in 1921
	T. H. White (The Once and Future King) died on this day in 1964
	Betty Smith (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) died on this day in 1972
	Beat-Generation poet Gregory Corso (The Vestal Lady and Other Poems, Minutes to Go, The American Express) died on this day in 2001
	Pulitzer-winning columnist Art Buchwald (The Washington Post) died on this day in 2007
	Erich Segal (Love Story) died on this day in 2010