Ian McEwan (Atonement) was born on this day in 1948
	The U. S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in the landmark Miller v. California case on this day in 1973, establishing the Miller test for determining whether literature (and other material) is obscene.
	Leon Uris (Exodus) died on this day in 2003
	J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was published on this day in 2003
	Canadian author Douglas Hill (Galactic Warlord, Blade of the Poisoner) died on this day in 2007