Portal:Literature/Adil archive/June/7
- 1899 - Elizabeth Bowen, Irish novelist born
- 1916 - Émile Faguet, French writer died
- 1917 - Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet born
- 1935 - Harry Crews, American author born
- 1943 - Nikki Giovanni, American poet born
- 1954 - Louise Erdrich, American author born
- 1967 - Dorothy Parker, American writer died
- 1970 - E. M. Forster, English author died
- 1980 - Henry Miller, American writer died