The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
April 15 Literary Facts
Henry James is born
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Bliss Carman is born
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Matthew Arnold dies
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Tomas Transtroemer is born
César Vallejo dies
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Jeffrey Archer is born
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Jean-Paul Sartre dies
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Jean Genet dies
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Damon Knight dies
Cyrus Colter dies