The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
May 1 Literary Facts
Joseph Addison is born
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John Dryden dies
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The Haymarket Bombing occurs in Chicago
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Sterling Brown is born
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Tad Mosel is born
Joseph Heller is born
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Eldridge Cleaver dies
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