The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
January 12 Literary Facts
Edmund Burke is born
Explore: Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
Jack London is born
Explore: The Call of the Wild, To Build a Fire, Jack London
Ferenc Molnar is born
Djuna Barnes is born
Explore: Djuna Barnes, Nightwood
Walter Mosley is born
Explore: A Little Yellow Dog, The Man in My Basement, Walter Mosley
Lorraine Hansberry dies
Explore: A Raisin in the Sun, To Be Young, Gifted, and Black, Lorraine Hansberry