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