▁Alice ▁Child ress , ▁African ▁American ▁play w right , ▁actress ▁and ▁young - ad ult ▁novel ist ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁November ▁ 7 ▁– ▁Ian ▁Ni all ▁( John ▁Kin ca id ▁Mc Ne ill ie ), ▁Scottish ▁novel ist ▁and ▁non - f iction ▁writer ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁November ▁ 1 8 ▁– ▁Peter ▁We iss , ▁German ▁writer , ▁painter ▁and ▁film maker ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁November ▁ 2 4 ▁– ▁James ▁Pope - H enn ess y , ▁English ▁bi ograph er ▁and ▁travel ▁writer ▁( m ur der ed ▁ 1 9 7 4 ) ▁December ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁Sh ir ley ▁Jackson , ▁American ▁novel ist ▁and ▁short ▁story ▁writer ▁( d ied ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁December ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁Pen el ope ▁Fitz ger ald ▁( P en el ope ▁Kno x ), ▁English ▁novel ist ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 0 0 ) ▁ ▁Death s ▁January ▁ 2 7 ▁– ▁C . ▁Mort on ▁Hor ne , ▁Irish ▁writer ▁and ▁perform er ▁( kil led ▁in ▁action , ▁born ▁ 1 8 8 5 ) ▁February ▁ 6 ▁– ▁Rub én ▁Dar ío , ▁Nic ar agu an ▁poet ▁( born ▁ 1 8 6 7 ) ▁February ▁ 1 2 ▁– ▁John ▁Town send ▁T row bridge , ▁American ▁author ▁( born ▁ 1 8 2 7 ) ▁February