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

December 12 Literary Facts

Gustave Flaubert is born

Explore: Madame Bovary, A Simple Heart, Gustave Flaubert

Robert Browning dies

Explore: My Last Duchess, Robert Browning, Porphyria's Lover

Mulk Raj Anand is born

Explore: Mulk Raj Anand

Naguib Mahfouz is born

Explore: Half a Day, Naguib Mahfouz, Arabian Nights and Days

Chingiz (Torekulovich) Aitmatov is born

John Osborne is born

Explore: Look Back in Anger, Luther, John Osborne

Andrew Lytle dies

Explore: Andrew Lytle

Joseph Heller dies

Explore: Catch-22, Closing Time, Joseph Heller

Dee Brown dies

Explore: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Dee Brown