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
