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December 13 Literary Facts
Samuel Johnson dies
Explore: Samuel Johnson, The Vanity of Human Wishes, Preface to Shakespeare, Analysis of Samuel Johnson's "To Sir John Lade, On His Coming of Age."
Friedrich Hebbel dies
Explore: Friedrich Hebbel
Kenneth Patchen is born
Explore: Kenneth Patchen
Jacinto Benavente’s drama La malquerida (The Passionflower) is produced
Kenneth Millar is born
Explore: The Underground Man
James Wright is born
Explore: Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio, A Blessing, James Wright
Compulsory expropriation of Jewish businesses, shops, and industries becomes lawful in Germany, after the enactment of a decree on “Aryanization”