American poet Ernest Thayer (Casey at the Bat) was born on this day in 1863
	1932 Nobel laureate in literature John Galsworthy (The Forsyte Saga) was born on this day in 1867
	Pulitzer winner Russell Baker (Growing Up) was born on this day in 1925
	Lynne Cheney (wife of former Vice President Richard Cheney, avowed neocon, and author of homoerotically suggestive novel Sisters) was born on this day in 1941
	Danielle Steel (The Promise) was born on this day in 1947
	German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht (The Threepenny Opera) died on this day in 1956
	Fred Gipson (Old Yeller) died on this day in 1973
	Journalist and author Jack Germond (Mad As Hell) died on this day in 2013. With Jules Witcover, Germond co-wrote the syndicated column "Politics Today" for over 24 years.