as the national poet of modern Italy. 1907: Rudyard Kipling (Dec. 30, 1865 – Jan.18, 1936) English poet, short-story writer, and novelist. Best known for: The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901), the short story, The Man Who Would Be King (1888); the poems, Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), The White Man's Burden (1899)