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2009 Frank McCourt, author, teacher, wrote Pulitzer-Prize winning book, 'Angela's Ashes', a memoir of his impoverished life in Ireland, dies at age 78 in Manhattan, New York
2005 6th Harry Potter book by J. K. Rowling is released: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2004 Syd Hoff, cartoonist/children's book illustrator, The New Yorker, dies at 91 2003 Adam Osborne, author, computer designer, book and software publisher, founded and wrote memoir about Osborne Computer Corporation 2000 Joe Mayhew, cartoonist/reviewer, Washington Post Book World, dies at 57 1999 Lionel Bart, composer, songwriter, wrote pop music, musicals, created book, music and lyrics for Oliver!, dies at 68 1998 Henny Youngman, comedian, ", Take My Wife, Please!: Henny Youngman's Giant Book of Jokes, ", dies at 91 1997 Brendan Gill, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine, dies at 83 1997 Millie, dog of President Bush (Millie's Book), dies at 12 1996 Howard Stern's book "Miss America" released in paperback 1996 Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman), dies at 81 1995 Howard Stern's 2nd book "Miss America" released (fastest selling ever) 1994 Richard M Major, U.S. anti-terror specialist (CIA Red Book), dies at 72 1994 Richard McClure Scarry, U.S. kid book illustrator/writer, dies at 74 1994 John Preston, U.S. writer (Gay House, Big Gay Book), dies at 48 1993 Howard Stern releases his 1st book "Private Parts" 1992 Madonna's book "Sex" goes on sale 1992 Mary Norton, children book author (Borrowers), dies at 88 1992 M F K Fisher, cook book author, dies of Parkinson Disease at 83 1992 Walt Morey, U.S. children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at 84 1991 James Marshall, U.S. children's book writer/illustrator, dies at 50 1991 Hotze de Roos, carpenter/kid book writer (Chameleon series), dies 1991 Sylvia Porter, economist/author (Money Book), dies at 77 1991 Kitty Kelly publishes a book knocking Nancy Reagan 1990 "Millie's Book" written by 1st Lady Barbara Bush for president's dog is a best-selling non-fiction book 1990 Ben Rutgers Van de Loeff-Basenau, children's book writer, dies at 80 1990 Irving Wallace, author (Book of Lists, Peoples Almanac), dies at 74 1989 Iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Rushdie's book 1988 Jordy, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, French singer, guitarist, achieved Guinness Book of World Records as youngest singer with number one chart-topping hit, 'Dur dur d'etre bebe!', or, 'It's Tough to be a Baby', founded, tours, records with Jordy and the Dixies 1987 John Qualen, actor (Patch of Blue, Jungle Book), dies 1986 Jorge Luis Borges, Arg author (Book of Sand), dies in Geneva at 86 1980 Amer Book Award: William Styron (Sophie Choice)/T Wolfe (Right Stuff) 1979 Guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc 1979 Iran press censors start massive book burnings 1977 HA Rey, author of popular constellation book, dies at 78 1977 Marvel Comics publish "Kiss book" tributing rock group Kiss 1977 Anton D Hildebrand, children's book writer (Monus), dies at 70 1975 Ross McWhirter, Guinness Book of Records keeper, murdered 1975 Joseph Calleia, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78 1975 Frank Puglia actor (Black Orchid, Jungle Book), dies at 83 1974 Amy Vanderbilt, U.S. author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66 1973 Alexandre A M Stols, publisher/typographer (Schoone Book), dies at 73 1972 International Book Year begins 1971 Joe E. Lewis, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild', dies in New Jersey, age 69 1969 USAF closes Project Blue Book, concluding no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings 1968 Apollo 8 astronauts read passages from Book of Genesis 1968 Richard Dodd returns a library book his great grandad took out in 1823 1967 Walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released 1967 Arthur Mitchell Ransome, critic/children's book author, dies 1965 John Lennon's 2nd book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published 1964 Pieter van der Lijn, Dutch geologist (Boulder Book), dies at 93 1963 Sabu Sabu, actor (Jungle Book, Drums), dies of heart attack at 39 1963 Beatles Book is sold out on its 1st day of sale 1962 "You Can't Judge A Book By Cover" by Bo Diddley peaks at #48 1959 Postmaster General bans D H Lawrence's book, Lady Chatterley's Lover (overruled by U.S. Court of Appeals in Mar 1960) 1959 Ben Okri, born in London, of Nigerian descent, poet, author, won Booker Prize 1991, for book 'The Famished Road', described as a magic realist 1958 Sandy Lyle, born in Shrewsbury, professional golfer, represented Scotland, won The Open Championship at Sandwich, 1985, wrote book 'To The Fairway Born' 1957 Yugoslavia bans Milovan Djilas' book "new class marine officers" 1955 Guinness Book of World Records 1st published 1954 Alex Cox, born in Bebington, Mereyside, England, screenwriter, film director, independent film producer, actor, author, directed film 'Repo Man', wrote book '10,000 Ways to Die' 1953 Elsa Beskow, (Maartman), Swedish author (children's book), dies at 79 1953 Eisenhower condemns McCarthy's book burning proposal 1950 Charles Koechlin, French composer (Jungle Book), dies at 83 1950 Wally Lamb, born in America, author, novelist, featured in Oprah's Book Club, books include 'The Hour I First Believed' 'I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison', 'She's Come Undone', 'I Know This Much is True' 1950 1st annual National Book Awards 1947 Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 1947 "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000 1946 Dr. Ben Spock's "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" published 1945 Dieter Meier, Swiss singer and children book writer, Yello 1943 R L Stine, children's book writer, Goosebumps 1943 Ian Watson, born in UK, sci-fi author, Book of Being, Whores of Babylon 1942 "Archie" comic book debuts 1942 Archie Andrews, comic book character, Archie 1941 Paul Theroux, American travel book writer, Mosquito Coast 1941 "Captain America" appears in a comic book 1940 Florence Scovel Shinn, artist, book illustrator, metaphysical writer, wrote, 'The Game of Life and how to Play it", 1925, writings follow thought principles of Emma Curtis Hopkins, Myrtle Fillmore, Phineas Quimby, Charles Fillmore, dies 1939 Adam Osborne, born in Thailand, author, computer designer, book and software publisher, founded and wrote memoir about Osborne Computer Corporation 1939 Jane Bryant Quinn, newscaster/financial writer, Everyone's Money Book 1938 Book publisher Simon and Schuster founded 1936 Abbie Hoffman, aka Free, Yippie/activist/author, Steal this Book 1935 Lewis Arquette, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Horror Show, Book of Love 1935 Fernando A N Pessoa, Portuguese poet (Book of Disquiet), dies at 47 1935 Charles Shere, born in Berkeley, California, composer, music critic, Music Director for radio KPFA, Berkeley, wrote book, 'How I Saw Duchamp' 1935 Charles Shere, composer, music critic, Music Director for radio KPFA, Berkeley, wrote book, 'How I Saw Duchamp', dies 1935 1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution 1934 Lionel Bart, born in Stepney, England, composer, songwriter, wrote pop music, musicals, created book, music and lyrics for Oliver! 1934 Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, Blackstone Book of Magic and Illusion 1933 Gerald Masters, South African/British author, Pan Book of Dates 1933 Reiner Kunze, born in Oelsnitz, Germany, writer, dissident of the German Democratic Republic, book, 'The Lovely Years', published in West Germany 1933 Nazis stage public book burnings in Germany 1933 Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg, dies 1932 Rene de Clerq, Flemish poet and writer (Book of Love), dies 1931 Colin Wilson, author, Afterlife, Book of Great Mysteries 1930 Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book 1930 Tonke Dragt, Dutch children book author, Towers of February 1930 Frank McCourt, born in Brooklyn, New York, author, teacher, wrote Pulitzer-Prize winning book, 'Angela's Ashes', a memoir of his impoverished life in Ireland 1930 Fred[erick Thomas] Saberhagen, U.S., sci-fi author, Book of Swords 1929 Arno Holz, poet, dramatist, freelance writer, wrote book of poetry 'Phantaesus', dies at 66 1929 John Gutfreund, former CEO of investment bank, Salomon Brothers Inc., featured in book Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis 1929 Mary MacLane, author, individualistic style included feminist rhetoric, raw admissions, first book, 'The Story of Mary Mac Lane' published in 1902, sold 100,000 copies in the first month, dies at age 48, in Chicago, Illinois 1928 Anthony Blond, British publisher, The Publishing Game, Book Book 1927 Cecil Bodker, born in Fredericia, Denmark, writer, won Mildred L. Batchelder Award for her book titled, The Leopard, considered the most outstanding book originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, then published in the United States 1927 Martin Walser, born in Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany, writer, 1998 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade winner, known for 'Runaway Horse', famous for describing conflicts his anti-heroes have in stories and novels 1927 Galway Kinnell, born in Providence, Rhode Island, author, Body Rags, Book of Nightmares 1926 Alan Alexander Milne's book "Winnie-the-Pooh" released 1926 Book of the Month Club sends out its 1st selections "Lolly Willowes" and "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner 1925 Justin Kaplan, born in New York, New York, writer, editor, Pulitzer-prize winner and National Book Award-winner for biography on Mark Twain, edited Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 16th edition 1925 Norris McWhirter, author, Guinness Book of World Records 1925 Ross McWhirter, author, Guinness Book of World Records 1925 Russell Hoban, U.S. children's book author, Riddley Walker/Pilgermann 1924 Robert Parris, Philadelphia, composer, Book of Imaginery Beings 1924 1st crossword puzzle book published (Simon and Schuster) 1924 Simon Abramsz, Dutch writer (Artist book), dies at 56 1923 Roy Lichtenstein, New York City, Pop art painter, painted comic book panels 1919 1st observance of National Book Week 1915 Franklin K Mathiews, presents idea of "Book Week" 1914 Jerry Siegel, comic book writer, Superman 1914 Brendan Gill, born in Hartford, Connecticut, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine 1913 Sylvia Porter, financial writer, Sylvia Porter's Money Book 1912 Andrew Long, Scottish author, Blue Book of Fairy Tales 1912 Mascha Kaleko, born in Chrzanow, Austria, now Poland, writer, German language poet, first book 'Lyrisches Stenogrammheft' was burned in Nazi book burnings, wrote advertising copy while living in New York 1911 Christina Foyle, book seller 1910 Donald Bisset, Dutch children book writer and actor, Battle of the Sexes 1910 An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau, children book writer, Skating Race 1909 Hotze de Roos, Dutch youth book author, Chameleon 1909 Arnold Shaw, born in America, composer, songwriter, music business executive for Leeds Music Corporation, later MCA, wrote book on Harry Belafonte, series on 20th century American music 1908 Amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette, Complete Book of Etiquette 1908 Jacques [Izaak] den Haan, Dutch writer, Dangerous Book 1907 Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children book author, Pipi Longstocking 1907 Anton D Hildebrand, children's book writer, Man in the Moon 1903 Benjamin Spock, CT, pediatrician, Common Sense Book of Baby Care 1902 Joe E. Lewis, born in New York City, New York, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild' 1901 Kate Greenaway, English children book illustrater, dies at 55 1899 Jean de Brunhoff, France, children's book author, Babar the Elephant 1898 Kathleen Hale, British children book writer/illustrator, Orlando 1897 Joseph Calleia, Malta, actor, Jungle Book, Gilda, Touch of Evil 1895 Zoltan Korda, Hungarian/British director, Jungle Book, 4 Feathers 1894 Martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book publisher (Van Dale), dies 1893 Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, Prime Minister of China PR, 1949 - 1976 1892 Book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company 1892 Diamond Match Co patented book matches 1892 Frank Puglia, born in Sicily, Italy, actor, Black Orchid, Jungle Book 1889 Charles Mackay, poet, writer, journalist, songwriter, wrote for the Morning Chronicle, Illustrated London News, wrote book 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds', 1841, wrote popular song 'Cheer, Boys, Cheer', dies 1889 Robert Browning, English poet (Ring and Book), dies at 77 1887 1st Esperanto book published 1881 Mary MacLane, born in Winnipeg, Canada, author, individualistic style included feminist rhetoric, raw admissions, first book, 'The Story of Mary Mac Lane' published in 1902, sold 100,000 copies in the first month 1880 Eelco Refer, linguistic (Oera Linda Book?), dies at 49 1879 Frederick G. Melcher, U.S., publisher/editor/founded children book week 1878 1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut) 1874 Elsa Beskow, Maartman, Swedish children's book/fairy tales author 1871 Florence Scovel Shinn, born in New Jersey, artist, book illustrator, metaphysical writer, wrote, 'The Game of Life and how to Play it", 1925, writings follow thought principles of Emma Curtis Hopkins, Myrtle Fillmore, Phineas Quimby, Charles Fillmore 1867 Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisconsin, kid book author, Little House on Prarie 1865 Rudyard Kipling, Bombay, author, Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907 1863 Arthur Quiller-Couch, Q, editor, Oxford Book of English Verse 1863 Arno Holz, born in Germany, poet, dramatist, freelance writer, wrote book of poetry 'Phantaesus' 1857 Pierr-Jean Beranger, songwriter, writer, book of memoirs, 'Ma biographie', published in 1858, dies 1856 Cyrus Chambers, Jr. patents folding machine that folds book and newspapers 1852 Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg 1849 Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of childrens book, My Secret Garden 1847 Charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published 1846 Kate Greenaway, born in England, artist/book illustrator, Under the Window 1844 Andrew Lang, born in Scotland, author, The Blue Fairy Book 1837 John Soane, English architect (Book of Designs), dies at 84 1835 Hans Christian Andersen published his 1st book of fairy tales 1828 Mihaly Fazekar, Hungarian botanist/literary (Book of Spices), dies 1826 Martinus Nijhoff, founder Nijhoff's book/publisher, Van Dale 1825 Amos Bull, composer, wrote book of hymns 'The Responsary', used in New England churches, dies at 81 1824 Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book 1814 Charles Mackay, born in Perth, Scotland, poet, writer, journalist, songwriter, wrote for the Morning Chronicle, Illustrated London News, wrote book 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds', 1841, wrote popular song 'Cheer, Boys, Cheer' 1814 Stendahl's 1st book is published 1812 Edward Lear, England, landscape painter, Complete Nonsense Book 1809 1st U.S. geology book published by William Maclure 1808 Martha Finley, children's book author 1803 Gugliemo Libri, della Somaia, Italian/French mathematician/book collector 1802 Letitia Elizabeth Landon, England, poet, Heath's Book of Beauty 1802 1st comic book "The Wasp," is published 1798 Giacomo Casanova, writer, author, adventurer, book, 'Histoire de ma vie', or, 'History of My Life', profiles customs of 18th century European social life, dies at age 73 1790 1st book copyrighted under constitution, "Philadelphia Spelling Book" 1785 Bettina von Arnim, German writer, This Book Belongs to the King 1784 Simon Fokke, book illustrator, dies at 71 1780 Pierr-Jean Beranger, born in Paris, France, songwriter, writer, book of memoirs, 'Ma biographie', published in 1858 1780 William Hone, England, author/bookseller, Every-Day Book 1776 Joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer, designed civil code law book 1753 Andre-Joseph Panckoucke, French book publisher/merchant, dies 1744 Amos Bull, composer, wrote book of hymns 'The Responsary', used in New England churches 1725 Giacomo Casanova, writer, author, adventurer, book, 'Histoire de ma vie', or, 'History of My Life', profiles customs of 18th century European social life 1712 Simon Fokke, Dutch book illustrator 1708 Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies 1702 Peter Rabus, Dutch poet/translator (Great Name Book), dies at 41 1680 Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 54 1662 Act of Uniformity requires English to accept book of Common Prayer 1661 John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39 1660 Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote 1st book on bridge building 1652 Bonaventura Elsevier, book publisher/merchant, dies at about 69 1652 Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 1651 Isaac Elsevier, book publisher, dies at 55 1640 Matthijs Elsevier, Flemish/Dutch book publisher/merchant, dies at 75 1626 Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher 1596 Isaac Elsevier, book publisher 1592 Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher 1589 Christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies 1587 John Foxe, author (Book of Martyrs), dies 1580 Book of Concord, standards of Lutheran Church, 1st published 1568 Johann Oporinus, Swiss book publisher/publisher, dies at 61 1561 Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies 1552 2nd version of Book of Common Prayer becomes manditory in England 1549 Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England 1539 Franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher 1536 Pietersz, book publisher (Kersten Knight - on Index), dies 1517 John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 1507 Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher, Koran 1498 Vespasiano da' Bisticci, Italian book seller/writer, dies at about 77 1492 "Pentateuch" (Jewish holy book) 1st printed 1477 1st English printed book "Dictes and Sayengis of the Phylosophers" 1457 Earliest dated book, "Mainz Psalter," completed 1457 Oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg) 1457 Gutenberg Bible became the 1st printed book 1455 Johannes Gutenberg prints 1st book, Bible (estimated date) 1452 1st book published, Johann Guttenberg's Bible 967 Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies 820 Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies |
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