The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
August 14 Literary Facts
John Galsworthy is born
Explore: The Japanese Quince, Justice, John Galsworthy
Russell Baker is born
Explore: Russell Baker, Growing Up
Alice (Boyd) Adams is born
Explore: The Last Lovely City, Greyhound People, Alice Adams
Danielle Steel is born
Explore: Bittersweet, Kaleidoscope
Mark Stevens is born
Bertolt Brecht dies
Clifford Odets dies
Explore: Waiting for Lefty, Golden Boy, Clifford Odets
Alice Childress dies
Explore: Trouble in Mind, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, Alice Childress
Czesław Miłosz dies
Explore: Czesław Miłosz, A Song on the End of the World