The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
April 1 Literary Facts
Edmond Rostand is born
Explore: Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand
Whittaker Chambers is born
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William Manchester is born
Anne McCaffrey is born
Explore: Dragonsong, Anne McCaffrey
Milan Kundera is born
Explore: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Hitchhiking Game, Milan Kundera
Rolf Hochhuth is born
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Germany’s Nazi government decrees a general boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses
Samuel R. Delany is born
Explore: Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany, Babel-17
Ferenc Molnar dies