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

March 12 Literary Facts

Sir Thomas Malory dies

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Irving Layton is born

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Jean-Louis Lebris de (“Jack”) Kerouac is born

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Edward Albee is born

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Virginia Hamilton is born

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Carl Hiaasen is born

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Howard Fast dies

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