Franz Kafka (The Trial, The Metamorphosis) was born on this day in 1883
	Elizabeth Taylor, not to be confused with the actress (Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont) was born on this day in 1912
	Dave Barry, Pulitzer winning humourist and columnist, was born on this day in 1947
	Anne Rice's Memnoch the Devil was published on this day in 1995
	Mordecai Richler (Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz) died on this day in 2001