The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
April 12 Literary Facts
The War between the States (commonly called the American Civil War), pitting the Northern union of states against the Southern Confederacy, begins
Henri Becque dies
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Alan Ayckbourn is born
Explore: A Chorus of Disapproval, Absurd Person Singular, Alan Ayckbourn
Scott Turow is born
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Gary Soto is born
Explore: Buried Onions, Living up the Street, Oranges, Gary Soto, The theme and rite of passage in Gary Soto's poem "Oranges."
Tama Janowitz is born
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Alan Paton dies
Explore: Cry, the Beloved Country, Too Late the Phalarope, Alan Paton, Ha'penny, Symbolism, Context, and Themes in Alan Paton's "The Waste Land"
James Schuyler dies
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Erma Bombeck dies