Joseph Conrad (Heart of Darkness, Nostromo, Lord Jim) was born on this day in 1857
	Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde) died on this day in 1894
	Journalist and author David K. Shipler (The Working Poor: Invisible in America, Pulitzer winner Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land) was born on this day in 1942
	Poet and author Craig Raine (The Divine Comedy) was born on this day in 1944. Raine is probably the best known exponent of the Martian style of poetry.
	Grace Andreacchi (The Prodigy, Scarabocchio) was born on this day in 1954