Mary Shelley (Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus) died on this day in 1797
	Journalist and novelist John Gunther (Death Be Not Proud) was born on this day in 1901
	Cartoonist Robert Crumb (Fritz the Cat, Keep on Truckin') was born on this day in 1943
	Michael Jackson (not to be confused with the late pop star), author of influential books about beer and whiskey (The World Guide to Beer, Scotland and its Whiskies) died on this day in 2007
	A hard disk containing unfinished works of Terry Pratchett was crushed by a steamroller on his instructions, on this day in 2017