Portal:Literature/Adil archive/September/19
- 1908 - Mika Waltari, Finnish novelist born
- 1911 - Sir William Golding, English writer born
- 1920 - Roger Angell, American sports writer born
- 1922 - Damon Knight, American writer born
- 1933 - Gilles Archambault, Québécois novelist born
- 1964 - Patrick Marber, British playwright born
- 1985 - Italo Calvino, Italian writer died