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

Friedrich Nietzsche is born

Explore: Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals

P. G. Wodehouse is born

Explore: Full Moon, The Inimitable Jeeves, P. G. Wodehouse

C. P. Snow is born

Explore: The Conscience of the Rich, C. P. Snow

John Kenneth Galbraith is born

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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. is born

Mario Puzo is born

Explore: The Godfather, Mario Puzo

Evan Hunter is born

Explore: The Blackboard Jungle, Evan Hunter

Michel Foucault is born

Explore: Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish

Walter Jon Williams is born

John Patrick’s drama Teahouse of the August Moon is first performed

Explore: The Teahouse of the August Moon, John Patrick

Iain Crichton Smith dies