The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
October 15 Literary Facts
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
Explore: John Kenneth Galbraith
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