Portal:Literature/Adil archive/April/2 - Wikipedia
- 1719 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet born
- 1725 - Giacomo Casanova, Italian adventurer and writer born
- 1788 - Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet born
- 1798 - August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet born
- 1805 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer born
- 1900 - Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer born
- 1926 - George MacDonald Fraser, English author born
- 1966 - C. S. Forester, British author died