adapted two of Ian Fleming's works to screen: You Only Live Twice and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . 1920 -  Else Minarik Danish-American author of the Little Bear series of children's books. 1952 -  Iyanla Vanzant African American author and frequent Oprah guest. Died: 1592 - M ichel de Montaigne Posted by Turi Becker at 9:00