Roman poet Virgil (The Aeneid) died on this day in 19 BC
	H. G. Wells (The War of the Worlds) was born on this day in 1866
	Canadian poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen (Flowers for Hitler, Beautiful Losers) was born on this day in 1934
	J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit was published on this day in 1937
	Stephen King (Carrie, Cujo, The Dead Zone, Christine and many others) was born on this day in 1947
	Saul Bellow's Herzog was published on this day in 1964