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191 matching records

1. 1797 229 years ago

   Mary Shelley — birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction writer

   Mary Shelley — birth (1797-08-30).

2. 1818 208 years ago

   Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus — first publication

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Science fiction publication

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (Novel) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · Role: Science fiction writer

   Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus — first publication (1818-01-01).

3. 1828 198 years ago

   Jules Verne: birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction writer

   Jules Verne: birth.

4. 1851 175 years ago

   Mary Shelley — death

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Death

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction writer

   Mary Shelley — death (1851-02-01).

5. 1866 160 years ago

   H. G. Wells: birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction writer

   H. G. Wells: birth.

6. 1884 142 years ago

   Hugo Gernsback: birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction editor, Science fiction writer

   Hugo Gernsback: birth.

7. 1905 121 years ago

   Jules Verne: death

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Death

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction writer

   Jules Verne: death.

8. 1907 119 years ago

   Robert A. Heinlein: birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction writer

   Robert A. Heinlein: birth.

9. 1910 116 years ago

   John W. Campbell Jr.: birth

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Role: Science fiction editor, Science fiction writer

   John W. Campbell Jr.: birth.

10. 1917 109 years ago

    Arthur C. Clarke — birth

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature
    • Space engineering

    Role: Science fiction writer, Engineer

    Arthur C. Clarke — birth (1917-12-16).

11. 1920 106 years ago

    Ray Bradbury: birth

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Role: Science fiction writer

    Ray Bradbury: birth.

12. 1920 106 years ago

    Frank Herbert: birth

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Role: Science fiction writer

    Frank Herbert: birth.

13. 1921 105 years ago

    Gene Roddenberry: birth

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Role: Filmmaker, Science fiction writer

    Gene Roddenberry: birth.

14. 1921 105 years ago

    Stanisław Lem: birth

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Role: Science fiction writer

    Stanisław Lem: birth.

15. 1928 98 years ago

    Philip K. Dick: birth

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Role: Science fiction writer

    Philip K. Dick: birth.

16. 1929 97 years ago

    Ursula K. Le Guin — birth

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Role: Science fiction writer

    Ursula K. Le Guin — birth (1929-10-21).

17. 1937 89 years ago

    Joanna Russ: birth

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Role: Science fiction writer

    Joanna Russ: birth.

18. 1942 84 years ago

    Samuel R. Delany: birth

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Role: Science fiction writer

    Samuel R. Delany: birth.

19. 1946 80 years ago

    H. G. Wells: death

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Death

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Role: Science fiction writer

    H. G. Wells: death.

20. 1947 79 years ago

    Octavia E. Butler — birth

    Category: Organizations and People › Type: Birth

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Role: Science fiction writer

    Octavia E. Butler — birth (1947-06-22).