Calendar of Literary Facts

September 9...

1087: William the Conqueror dies

1739: A slave revolt in Stono, South Carolina, led by a slave named Cato, leads to the death of over 25 whites; afterward, over 30 black participants are executed

1868: Mary (Hunter) Austin is born

1898: Stephané Mallarmé dies

1900: James Hilton is born

1903: Phyllis A. Whitney is born

1922: Philip Larkin is born

1934: Sonia Sanchez is born