As promised, on the 23rd
of every month I will post a list of literary author birthdays. I came across
the list on Book Lover Gifts website. Feel
free to add your favorite authors special day. Put it in the comments section,
just wait for their birth month.
- 09 Sept 1828 - Leo Tolstoy, author of War & Peace
- 13 Sept 1916 - Roald Dahl, author of Matilda
- 21 Sept 1947 - Stephen King, The Master of Horror
- 21 Sept 1866 - H. G. Wells, author of The War of the Worlds
- 24 Sept 1896 - F Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby
- 25 Sept 1897 - William Faulkner, author of The Big Sleep
- 26 Sept 1888 - T. S. Eliot, author of The Cocktail Party
September Facts:
It is the first month of
Autumn.
- Many children begin the school year in September.
- September is often associated with fire because it was associated with Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and the forge.
- In 1752, the British changed from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. The change required an adjustment to some days because the seasons were off. To fix it, they moved 11 days from September. They went from September 3 to the 14th. To the Britain in 1752 the days between September 3 and 13 just never happened.
- Folklore: Married in September’s golden glow, smooth and serene your life will go.
See you next month!
Sources:
http://projectbritain.com/year/march.htm
https://www.almanac.com/content/month-january-holidays-facts-folklore
https://www.ducksters.com/history/decemberinhistory.php
