1996 Death Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, British bibliophile, dies at 87 1933 Birthday 6th marquess of Bute, Scottish large landowner/bibliophile 1909 Birthday Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile 1878 Birthday Jean F Van Royen, Dutch bibliophile and Secretary-General of PTT 1565 Death Jean Grolier de Servieres, French bibliophile, dies