Portal:Literature/Adil archive/February/18
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- 1583 - Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer died
- 1609 - Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English historian born
- 1654 - Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer died
- 1658 - Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer born
- 1780 - Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet died
- 1803 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet died
- 1846 - Wilson Barrett, English playwright born
- 1849 - Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author born
- 1883 - Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek writer born
- 1885 - Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.
- 1896 - Andre Breton, French writer born
- 1898 - Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet born
- 1909 - Wallace Stegner, American writer born
- 1929 - Len Deighton, British author born
- 1931 - Toni Morrison, American writer born
- 1936 - Jean Auel, American writer born
- 1942 - Albert Payson Terhune, American author died
- 1943 - Graeme Garden, Scottish writer born
- 1955 - Miles Tredinnick, English playwright born
- 1982 - Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author died
- 1997 - Emily Hahn, American writer died