The first printed catalogue of an institutional library, Nomenclator, was introduced to Leiden University Library on this day in 1595
	Soviet novelist and 1965 Nobel laureate Mikhail Sholokhov (And Quiet Flows the Don) was born on this day in 1905
	Swiss typeface designer Adrian Frutiger, whose most famous typeface Univers graces millions of books today, was born on this day in 1928
	Marian Engel, Canadian novelist (Bear) was born on this day in 1933
	Russian-American poet and 1987 Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky was born on this day in 1940
	Michael Chabon (The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Yiddish Policemen's Union) was born on this day in 1963