Fyodor Abramov, writer and literary critic, was born on this day in 1920
	Japanese novelist Jiro Akagawa (Ghost Train) was born on this day in 1948. Akagawa has written over 480 novels in his 30 year career.
	Tim Powers (The Anubis Gates) was born on this day in 1952
	Bil Keane's daily cartoon Family Circus made its debut on this day in 1960
	Ruth Pitter, first woman to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry (in 1955), died on this day in 1992
	On this day in 2004, the 2003 film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won all 11 of the Oscars it was nominated for, including Best Picture
	Sci-fi author Janet Kagan (Uhura's Song, Hellspark) died on this day in 2008