René Descartes (Meditations on First Philosophy, Principia philosophiae) was born on this day in 1596
	English metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell (To His Coy Mistress, The Garden) was born on this day in 1621
	English poet Edward Fitzgerald (The English translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam) was born on this day in 1809
	Charles Dickens' first novel, The Pickwick Papers, was first published as a serial on this day in 1836
	Charlotte Brontë (Jane Eyre) died on this day in 1855
	Vardis Fisher (Mountain Man, Children of God) was born on this day in 1895
	William Lederer (The Ugly American) was born on this day in 1912
	Leo Buscaglia (Living Loving and Learning) was born on this day in 1924
	John Jakes (North and South) was born on this day in 1932
	Judith Rossner (Looking for Mr. Goodbar) was born on this day in 1935
	Jewish diarist and holocaust victim Anne Frank died on this day in 1945