It's National Science Fiction Day!
	Justin Winsor, first president of the American Library Association and a pioneer of the librarian's profession, was born on this day in 1831. The ALA's Justin Winsor Prize for the best library history essay is named in his honour.
	On this day in 1897, Stephen Crane (The Red Badge of Courage) survived the sinking of the Commodore off the Florida coast. The ordeal would inspire his short story The Open Boat.
	Isaac Asimov (Foundation) was born on this day in 1920
	Seiichi Morimura (The Devil's Gluttony, Death in the High Rise) was born on this day in 1933
	Agatha Christie (Murder on the Orient Express) was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on this day in 1956
	Manga artist Naoki Urasawa (Return, Billy Bat) was born on this day in 1960
	Media magnate Rupert Murdoch won control of the News of the World newspaper group, his first Fleet Street newspaper, on this day in 1969
	Scottish historian David R. Ross (On the Trail of William Wallace, The Black Douglas, For Freedom) died on this day in 2010