Samuel Johnson (A Dictionary of the English Language) died on this day in 1784
	Influential historian Alan Bullock (Hitler: A Study in Tyranny) was born on this day in 1914. Bullock was the author of the first biography of Adolf Hitler in any language.
	John Ehle (The Land Breakers, The Free Men) was born on this day in 1925
	Fantasy author Tamora Pierce (The Song of the Lioness) was born on this day in 1954
	Mary Renault (North Face) died on this day in 1983