2007 Death Alan Coren, English writer, satirist, and humorist, worked with the BBC, died of necrotising fasciitis 2000 Death John Sladek, science fiction satirist, dies at 62 1979 Death John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Morton, satirist (Beachcomber), dies 1969 Birthday Rick Mercer, born in St. John's, Canada, comedian, satirist, television personality, created television show, 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes', trademark routine titled, 'Talking to Americans' 1962 Birthday Jon Stewart, born in New York City, New York, entertainer, political satirist, fake news reporter, host of 'The Daily Show' 1961 Birthday Rory Bremner, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, impressionist, political satirist, comedian, appeared on Channel 4 with 'Rory Bremner, Who Else?', host of award-winning show, 'Bremner, Bird and Fortune' 1959 Birthday Al Yankovic, born in Downey, California, singer, songwriter, satirist, won three Grammy Awards, four gold records, six platinum records, sold over 12 million albums 1939 Birthday Phillip Adams, born in Maryborough, Australia, Australian writer, producer, broadcaster, and satirist 1938 Birthday Alan Coren, born in London, England, English writer, satirist, and humorist, worked with the BBC 1936 Death Karl Kraus, journalist, writer, aphorist, playwright, poet, satirist, essayist, known for witty criticisms of the press, politics, German culture, dies at 62 1932 Birthday Mark Russell, Buffalo, New York, political satirist/pianist, Real People 1927 Birthday Mort Sahl, Montreal, comedian/political satirist/beatnik, Big Party 1926 Birthday Stan Freberg, born in Los Angeles, California, satirist/ad executive/cartoon voice, Bertie 1922 Birthday Kurt Vonnegut, born in Indiana, novelist, essayist, satirist, wrote 'Slaughterhouse Five' 1885 Birthday Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski, Polish novelist/satirist, Black Wings 1874 Birthday Karl Kraus, born in Austria, journalist, writer, aphorist, playwright, poet, satirist, essayist, known for witty criticisms of the press, politics, German culture 1842 Birthday Ambrose Bierce, U.S., satirist, Devil's Dictionary 1826 Birthday Mikhail Saltykov, Spas-Ugol Russia, satirist, Family of Noblemen 1713 Birthday Laurence Sterne, Ireland, novelist/satirist, Tristram Shandy 1680 Death Samuel Butler, poet/satirist, dies 1667 Birthday Jonathan Swift, England, satirist, Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal 1612 Birthday Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist, Hudibras, baptized 1582 Birthday John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet, Euphormio's Satyricon 1582 Birthday John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet, Argenis 1580 Birthday Francisco Gomez de Quevado y Villegas, poet/satirist, Vida del Buscon
