Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem Casey at the Bat was published on this day in 1888
	Franz Kafka (The Trial, The Metamorphosis) died on this day in 1924
	Allen Ginsberg, beatnik poet, was born on this day in 1926
	Marion Zimmer Bradley (The Firebrand) was born on this day in 1930
	John Norman (Chronicles of Gor series) was born on this day in 1931
	Larry McMurtry (Pulitzer-winner Lonesome Dove) was born on this day in 1936
	John Hodgman (More Information Than You Require) was born on this day in 1971. If you're unfamiliar with Hodgman as a writer, you may know him in his acting role as the personification of the PC in Apple's TV commercials for the Mac.