The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.

William Dean Howells dies

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Antonine Maillet is born

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Barbara Taylor Bradford is born

Arthur Kopit is born

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Peter Weiss dies

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Walker Percy dies

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Shel Silverstein dies

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