births
September 5, 1905
Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-English journalist and author (died 1983)
Arthur Koestler
Arthur Koestler was an Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest, and was educated in Austria, apart from his early school years. In 1931, Koestler joined the Communist Party of Germany but resigned in 1938 after becoming disillusioned with Stalinism.