Hella Haasse

Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse was a Dutch writer, often referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature, and whose novel Oeroeg (1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is Heren van de Thee, translated to The Tea Lords. In 1988 Haasse was chosen to interview the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday after which celebrated Dutch author Adriaan van Dis called Haasse "the Queen among authors".

2 February 1918

Born on the same birth day (2 February): Alfred Brehm • Barry Ferguson • Dana International • Fritz Kreisler • Gabriel Naudé • Georg II of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl • Hansi Hinterseer • James Dickey • Jay Handlan • Jean de Lattre de Tassigny • Johann Christoph Gottsched • John Tonkin • Johnston McCulley • Julian Sochocki • Kazimierz Kuratowski • Mary Ellis (pilot) • Morris Almond • Orlando "Cachaíto" López • Orval Overall • Rich Sommer • Shakira • Stoyanka Mutafova • Vladimir Voskoboinikov • William Phips

Born in the same month (February 1918): Bobby Riggs • Don Pardo • Fay McKenzie • Hank Locklin • Helen Stephens • Ida Lupino • Jacqueline Ferrand • Lloyd Noel Ferguson • Lothar-Günther Buchheim • Luigi Pareyson • Muriel Spark • Pyotr Masherov • Robert Wadlow • Sid Abel • William Bronk