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Tuesday July 10
Wednesday July 11
Thursday July 12
Friday July 13
Saturday July 14
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Sunday July 8
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Born July 8
Tom Egeland (b. 1959) – Norwegian novelist, screenwriter, journalist – Guardians of the Covenant (2007)
Anna Quindlen (b. 1952) – U.S. journalist, opinion columnist, novelist – One True Thing
Freeway (Leslie Edward Pridgen)
(b. 1973) – U.S. rapper
Monday July 9
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Born July 9
Patrice (b. 1979) – German reggae singer / songwriter
Barbara Cartland (b. 1901) – U.K. romance novelist – A Hazard of Hearts (1949)
Masami Tsuda (b. 1970) – Japanese Manga author – Kare Kano series (1996)
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Tuesday July 10
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Born July 10
Mildred Wirt Benson (b. 1905) – U.S. journalist, children’s book writer – Nany Drew series
Arja Uusitalo (b. 1951) – Finnish poet
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Wednesday July 11
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Born July 11
Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai (白先勇; pinyin: Bái Xiānyǒng,) (b. 1937)- Chinese novelist, short story writer – Taipei People (1971)
Suzanne Nadine Vega (b. 1959) – U.S. singer/songwriter
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Thursday July 12
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Born July 12
Oscar Hammerstein II (b. 1895) – U.S. lyricist for musicals – South Pacific (1949)
Pablo Neruda (b. 1904) – Chilean poet
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Friday July 13
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Born July 13
Helga Königsdorf (b. 1938) – German novelist – Fission (Hydra)(2000)
Cameron Crowe (b. 1957) – U.S. screenwriter, journalist – Almost Famous
Wole Soyinka (b. 1934) – Nigerian playwright, novelist, memoirist, political activist - Ake: The Years of Childhood(1989)
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Born July 14
Natalia Ginzburg (b. 1916) – Italian short-story writer, political activist
Isaac Bashevis Singer (b. July 14? or October 26 or November 21, 1904) – Polish-American short story writer, essayist, winner of 1978 Nobel Prize for literature – The Power of Light – Eight Stories for Hanukkah
Angélique Kidjo (b. 1960) – Beninese singer/songwriter – “Afirika” Black Ivory Soul2002
Laura Numeroff (b. 1953) – U.S. children’s book author – If You Give a Mouse a Cookie(1985)
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