Literary Facts - April 15
1843: Henry James is born. (Explore: The Turn of the Screw, The Portrait of a Lady, Daisy Miller, Henry James, What is the theme of Washington Square by Henry James?)
1861: Bliss Carman is born. (Explore: Bliss Carman)
1888: Matthew Arnold dies. (Explore: Sohrab and Rustum, Matthew Arnold, Dover Beach, Culture and Anarchy, What is the theme of "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold?)
1931: Tomas Transtroemer is born
1938: César Vallejo dies. (Explore: César Vallejo)
1940: Jeffrey Archer is born. (Explore: A Twist in the Tale, A Matter of Honor, As the Crow Flies, Why is 'Old Love,' from The Collected Short Stories by Jeffrey Archer called...)
1980: Jean-Paul Sartre dies. (Explore: No Exit, The Wall, Nausea, Jean-Paul Sartre, What are Sartre's definitions for these three terms "anguish," "forlornness,"...)
1986: Jean Genet dies. (Explore: The Balcony, Jean Genet, Deathwatch, Our Lady of the Flowers)
2002: Damon Knight dies. (Explore: Analogue Men)
2002: Cyrus Colter dies. (Explore: A Chocolate Soldier, Cyrus Colter, The Beach Umbrella, The Rivers of Eros)