Johann von Goethe (Faust) died on this day in 1832. Some consider Goethe the most important writer in the German language.
	Louis L'Amour (Showdown At Yellow Butte) was born on this day in 1908
	Nicholas Monsarrat (The Cruel Sea) was born on this day in 1910
	William Shatner (The TekWar series) was born on this day in 1931. Although a highly successful novelist, Shatner is best known in his acting role as Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek movies and television series.
	Two-term American poet laureate Billy Collins (The Art of Drowning) was born on this day in 1941
	Rudy Rucker (Software, Mathematicians in Love) was born on this day in 1946
	James Patterson (Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls) was born on this day in 1947