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

Giorgos Seferiadis (Giorgos Seferis) is born

Explore: George Seferis, Mythistorema

L. Ron Hubbard is born

W. O. Mitchell is born

Explore: Who Has Seen the Wind, W. O. Mitchell

John Pepper Clark is born

Explore: The Raft, John Pepper Clark

Stephen Vincent Benét dies

Explore: Stephen Vincent Benét, By the Waters of Babylon

Caryl Phillips is born

Explore: Caryl Phillips, Crossing the River, A Distant Shore