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The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
July 1 Literary Facts
George Sand is born
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Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee are defeated by General George Meade’s U.S. troops at the three-day Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, marking the turning point of the War between the States
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Walter White is born
Harriet Beecher Stowe dies
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Jean Stafford is born
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Patricia Matthews is born
C. P. Snow dies
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